I have tried to spread it out during the day, like 1 Tbsp every hour. For me that doesn't work. It can cause a flare up of candida that I don't get if I take a large dose within 30 minutes. And I also feel that I get unstable energy. I get more long lasting energy if I take like 7 Tbsp within 30 minutes, and then enough olive oil with food. As long as I have well filled glycogen storage I can get energy from olive oil.

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I have been reading here for some time, and just registered to write here. I've had dextrose as my main source of energy for 2,5 years, because I don't tolerate enough of any other carbs.
This summer I learned about the dextrose protocol and tried it. I got terrible blood sugar crashes.
Now I have found what works for me. I take one Tbsp at a time, and then I wait a few minutes before I take another Tbsp. Lately I've been taking 7 Tbsp during 30 minutes 3 times a day, before breakfast, lunch and dinner. I don't get blood sugar crashes now.

Thanks @Lena for sharing. That's so interesting.
As someone who has also experienced extreme blood sugar crashes on the glucose protocol, I'm curious to know more:

• when you say you take 1 tablespoon at a time, I'm assuming you dissolve in water? I'm curious how much water/liquid per tablespoon?
• sorry for being pedantic, what is a "few" minutes, between tablespoons?
• what does your meals consist of? Macros and food types?
• has the volume of food changed on the dextrose protocol? I have found if I don't eat enough food with the Dextrose I experience hypo glycaemia.
• do you mind sharing age. I'm assuming you're female?

Thanks in advance!

I put 1 Tbsp in 80-100 ml water and drink immediately, stirring around while drinking or drinking through a straw. I prefer to not let it dissolve, both because I don't like the taste and because I get tartar on my teeth. I think it gets more sticky when it has dissolved.

Usually I wait 5 minutes between doses, but if I feel that I need it and tolerate it I sometimes wait only two minutes. If I feel that I have very high stress level I tolerate it much better. How well I tolerate it also depends on how much fat I have eaten. I tolerate it the best in the morning, before breakfast.

I eat what I for the moment can tolerate... Usually I add 2 Tbsp of olive oil to every meal, and lately I have started to add a little (less than a Tbsp) butter too. I don't tolerate starch, so not much carbs. Sometimes I take dextrose with my meals, but that causes greater risk I get reaction to the meal, so I try to avoid it. I eat meat, fish or some vegetarian protein like tofu or some protein powder that I tolerate. And some veggies.

When I tried the "real" dextrose protocol my appetite lessened so I couldn't eat as much, but with the dosages I take now I don't think so. I don't remember how it was before starting with dextrose, 2,5 years ago.
If I skip the olive oil I feel that I'm out of energy after maybe 2 hours.

Yes, I'm female, 52 years.

I have been reading here for some time, and just registered to write here. I've had dextrose as my main source of energy for 2,5 years, because I don't tolerate enough of any other carbs.
This summer I learned about the dextrose protocol and tried it. I got terrible blood sugar crashes.
Now I have found what works for me. I take one Tbsp at a time, and then I wait a few minutes before I take another Tbsp. Lately I've been taking 7 Tbsp during 30 minutes 3 times a day, before breakfast, lunch and dinner. I don't get blood sugar crashes now.