Feeling so ill, false hypo's i think, oedema

[Melwest]

had eggs and bacon for breakfast today, maybe about 10 am, nothing since except a cup of tea- lactose free milk, meltodextrin free sweetener, i still have oedema, my legs just ache and i feel exhausted, nauseous and my eyes are becoming crossed, ketones are 0.4, sugars 5.6mmol, you'd think i'd be happy right... i always feel dreadfully ill when my sugars are down here

 

[Deleted member 27171]

Have you not eaten at all since this morning? Could it be that which is making you feel unwell rather than the bgl? The slight ketone presence with low levels could indicate you are not eating enough.

 

[Drummer]

I found that if I eat about 10 gm of carbs along with whatever I have for breakfast that seems to be just right for me. I then go along happily all day and have up to 30 gm of carbs in the evening - and that, other than a couple of mugs off coffee with cream is all I need.
I do avoid sweeteners as they seem to put things out of balance somehow.
Lactose free milk is not necessarily a low carb option, the combination with the sweetener might be making you queasy.