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What Causes Louder Heart Beats After Having Meals?
Hello,
after meals I may have louder than normal heart beatings, not faster at all (around 65 per minute)
I do eats lots of green, also avocado and olive oil with my meals
I follow a low-carb diet which controls my low blood sugar nicely
Any idea?
Thanks so much
after meals I may have louder than normal heart beatings, not faster at all (around 65 per minute)
I do eats lots of green, also avocado and olive oil with my meals
I follow a low-carb diet which controls my low blood sugar nicely
Any idea?
Thanks so much
Thu, 20 Mar 2014
Hi there,
Thanks for your query.
You have not mentioned if you are a diabetic (as is suggested by the fact that you take low-carb diet to control your blood sugar). Or, did you mean that you take low-carb diet to control LOW blood sugar?
In either case, your symptoms are suggestive of low blood sugar levels after meals (called post-prandial hypoglycemia). All diabetics, particularly those on oral anti-diabetic drugs, are required to have adequate carbs to provide adequate energy for routine activities. A low-carb diet tends to cause reactive hypoglycemia, which manifests as palpitations.
On the other hand, if your blood sugar tends to remain low, a low-carb diet is unable to meet the caloric requirements. It therefore lowers blood sugar levels.
You need to undergo blood sugar estimation after a meal to rule out/detect low blood sugar level.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.
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Take care
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
Thanks for your query.
You have not mentioned if you are a diabetic (as is suggested by the fact that you take low-carb diet to control your blood sugar). Or, did you mean that you take low-carb diet to control LOW blood sugar?
In either case, your symptoms are suggestive of low blood sugar levels after meals (called post-prandial hypoglycemia). All diabetics, particularly those on oral anti-diabetic drugs, are required to have adequate carbs to provide adequate energy for routine activities. A low-carb diet tends to cause reactive hypoglycemia, which manifests as palpitations.
On the other hand, if your blood sugar tends to remain low, a low-carb diet is unable to meet the caloric requirements. It therefore lowers blood sugar levels.
You need to undergo blood sugar estimation after a meal to rule out/detect low blood sugar level.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.
If you find my response helpful and informative, do not forget an “excellent” (5-star rating) to my answer, to ENCOURAGE ALL doctors- engaged in social service- to render sound advice to the FREE queries.
Take care
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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