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Personal question *blush*
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Ooh, check this out: http://www.articleclick.com/Article/High-Blood-Sugar-and-Constipation/277
getcarter76
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Hi Fairynuff....
Another guilty of reading it
....but i am not sure either. I did try looking on the internet but there was no advice. I am not actually sure of this answer although on a personal note i can suffer the other way!
Its an interesting question but i have not heard of this effecting the BG levels although it does make me wonder that anything that upsets the balance of the body could have an effect.
Sorry, bit of an uncommitted answer but would be interesting if anyone else has heard of this or not.
Bernie xx 🙂
Another guilty of reading it
....but i am not sure either. I did try looking on the internet but there was no advice. I am not actually sure of this answer although on a personal note i can suffer the other way!Its an interesting question but i have not heard of this effecting the BG levels although it does make me wonder that anything that upsets the balance of the body could have an effect.
Sorry, bit of an uncommitted answer but would be interesting if anyone else has heard of this or not.
Bernie xx 🙂
getcarter76
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I was typing as this was posted but is interesting.
My nursey friend though told me that when you get high blood glucose it can make you go the other way due to the sugar content in your body. She did explain it medically but that was the long of the short of it
Everybody's bodies are different though...
Bernie xx
getcarter76
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Bully away sweets
Re the fluctuating levels pregnancy too doesn't help one iota!!! The pregnancy issue is a nightmare for blood sugar levels and to be recently diagnosed with it must be a sheer nightmare for you...I genuinely mean that. I would put it down to that primarily.
Your insulin needs also increase ten fold due to insulin resistance at the later stages (you may or not be aware of this).
Bernie xx 🙂
getcarter76
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I only opened this just now to see what the answer was, honest! 😱
Katie's linked website is a good find but it is long read to learn that when it happens then you should definitely test your BG level!
For those of us who are not pregnant I vote for Andy's suggestion as being the best immediate solution, that and then take from the website that you should eat more fibre, drink more water and exercise more (sound familar?) to make it less likely to happen again.
Either that or take a look at this thread, scroll down to post #4 and realise that there is actually plenty of sense in the rants of the 'strange old ladies' that you meet in hospital clinic waiting rooms!
Katie's linked website is a good find but it is long read to learn that when it happens then you should definitely test your BG level!
For those of us who are not pregnant I vote for Andy's suggestion as being the best immediate solution, that and then take from the website that you should eat more fibre, drink more water and exercise more (sound familar?) to make it less likely to happen again.
Either that or take a look at this thread, scroll down to post #4 and realise that there is actually plenty of sense in the rants of the 'strange old ladies' that you meet in hospital clinic waiting rooms!
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