A failed dieting experiment

 I decided today to try an experiment. Unfortunately, that experiment failed. 

I tried to use a meal replacement shake of protein powder for breakfast but this didn't work because it upset my blood sugar and I nearly went unconscious.

Why?

Because I'm taking Beta Blockers likely which are very sensitive regarding what foods you eat with them. Though Beta Blockers can help your heart health in various ways they also are sensitive to what you eat when you are taking them. And I have also found the hard way that if you don't eat anything with them you might get ill or even go unconscious if you don't eat food with them. But, I'm also taking in the morning Entresto and a furosemide and potassium to counteract the potassium drain so you can stay alive while taking furosemide (lasix) which is a diuretic to prevent edema in the legs and feet from CHF. And of course Beta Blockers. And about one hour before this medicine regimen I also take Armour Thyroid because they have no side effects even though they are expensive because Medicare won't pay for them. But, you cannot eat food with them or often they don't work so I take this about an hour before my other medicine and food.

So, it's a good thing I tend to see life as a science experiment anyway. So, I view life as a constant experiment with some experiments being successes and some being failures.

Today was a pretty big failure in trying to embark on a diet with protein powder in a shake. I also added organic blueberries and frozen mango and milk to the shake and it's also possible that I wound up with low blood sugar issues which makes one sometimes have vertigo and nausea and make one feel like they are going to go unconscious.

Then my wife was worried she might be losing me today which caused her to call people on the phone rather than think of what I needed in some ways. So then, I went in and talked to my daughter who is also capable of staying calm in a crisis like me.

I felt like I was about 10% as capable mentally or physically as I would normally be so I was a little worried that I could fix the problem before I went unconscious or something. Luckily, my daughter recognized my symptoms as being primarily a blood sugar issue which likely would be remedied by eating something grounding. So, I had my wife make me some organic hash brown potatoes and before that she gave me some brie (French cheese) and crackers and then some almond butter on celery. So, by the time I was getting the organic hash brown potatoes (and sharing a little with our dog) I was up to around 30% of normal mentally after being down to about 10% of normal mental faculties. So, talking to my daughter solved the basic problem of realizing what actually was happening to me and that I could fix the problem with eating something more grounding. I'm still not feeling perfect but at least I survived the morning okay.

The whole thing about these kinds of incidents is not to panic because this is how you die in these situations. It's really important to find a way to stay calm and rational because panicking will quickly lead to your death through a heart attack or stroke often in these kinds of situations. 

So, I would recommend you find a way to stay calm even if you think you might be dying if you want to ever be 70 or 80 or 90 years old.

By God's Grace