was asked this in a quiz

[Donald]

How is warm water related to hypoglycemia?


1 Hot water burns are a major cause of hypoglycemia.

2 Some people can not recognize their symptoms as well if they are in a warm bath or hot tub.

3 Drinking warm water has been known to cause hypoglycemia.

4 Warm water can treat a hypoglycemic reaction.


I answered number 2


below is the given answer







. How is warm water related to hypoglycemia?

You correctly answered Some people can not recognize their symptoms as well if they are in a warm bath or hot tub..

It is recommended that people who have trouble with severe hypoglycemia do not stay in hot tubs for extended periods of time. Warm water is not an effective treatment for hypoglycemia unless it has sugar dissolved in it. Sitting in warm water will widen blood vessels, which could cause blood sugar to drop quicker than normal as well.


Any thoughts.

 

[shiv]

It sounds as if they are saying an effective hypo treatment would be to sit in hot water with sugar in it?!

 

[Ellie Jones]

I have to check BG's before bathing as I my BG will drop a mmol/l while bathing, so sure whether it's based on the widdening of the blood vessels just knows it happens..

As to masking hypo's yep I can see that as a lot of people tend to sweat when hypo, and if this is your first recognisable symptom the warm water is going to mask it!

 

[trophywench]

That apart LOL - we have a hot tub, it's very good at telling you your 20 minutes are up because the bubbles stop! LOL

However on many on occasion I've had to get out ofter 10 beause i think I'm going hypo and I'm 99.9% right about that.

It's the same general effect that I get when going from cold and rainy B'ham airport to eg southern Crete where I walk half a km and plonk myself for several or even numerous hours on a gorgeous beach; some holidays I've existed on a reduced basal and only needed a bolus with my dinner. The red wine consumed with the dinner also has a cumulative effect on my BG's and of course I do top that up ....... sadly it starts to wear off on about day 3 or 4. (the BG lowering effect, not the wine consumption!)

 

[Northerner]

It sounds as if they are saying an effective hypo treatment would be to sit in hot water with sugar in it?!

Yes, unless they mean drinking warm water with sugar in it will treat a hypo, but sitting in it won't! Not very clear!

 

[Donald]

Thanks guys and dolls it looks like everyone is affected to some degree with hot bath water and hot weather.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I thunk this is the reason for the 'not suitable for people with diabetes' notices on Saunas too.

 

[Northerner]

I thunk this is the reason for the 'not suitable for people with diabetes' notices on Saunas too.

and foot spas...🙄

 

[AlisonM]

I couldn't be without my footspa so I always test before I use it and never use it for more than 20 minutes at a time (more usually ten). Then I test at the end of the session as well, no problems so far. I do however, often get very light headed in the shower and often go low afterwards.

 

[caffeine_demon]

So - If you want to eat a pizza or cake - just have it in a bath or sauna!