Can too much protein raise blood sugar
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My Best suggestion is go in fasting (carbs will raise your blood sugar quick, protein will raise it as well but at a slower rate). I know more people who fail the 1 hr test because their doctor aid they could eat certain things. I told my midwife I was just going to be at the lab when they opened (7am) and I wouldn't eat before hand and she said that was fine.
Anything with carbs is going to spike your blood sugar. If your trying to stabilize blood sugar, I would recommend eating lots of protein and vegetables. As for carbs, choose the healthy carbs or brown rice and more slow digesting carbs. That way your blood sugar won't rise as high or fast.
I'm type 1 diabetic and pregnant, so u have been testing blood sugar like crazy for a good amount of my life.
For example-- things like breads, potatoes, pasta, crackers, etc. can cause a drastic rise in your blood sugar if you aren't careful. (They are converted to sugar after you eat them) Other foods/drinks need care too (example; milk, fruit, fruit juice) can also cause blood sugar to rise (so serving sizes and moderation are important). With fruit it’s important to eat them with other foods to slow the absorption of fructose (fruit sugar).
As long as you keep a routine, waking up at dawn shouldn't be the cause of your tiredness. Naps are healthy as well, but you generally do not get REM sleep (the deepest levels) during naps, which is an important part of sleeping. This only leaves you with 5 or 6 hours at night to get adequate rest.
I know what it is like to get jipped out on your REM and I dealt with that for too long. You feel sluggish, unmotivated, tired and lazy.
when you eat carbohydrates your body turns them to sugar, your pancreas releases insulin to lower BG (Blood Sugar) but makes too much insulin and causes your BG to drop too much. Eat less carbs have less BG swings.
You say you have hypos after eating, what are your BG numbers or are you just calling them hypos because of your symptoms.
To add to Super_sally888, eating foods that contain white sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup or refined carbohydrates can cause your sugar levels to spike and then suddenly drop as if you have hypoglycemia. This sudden drop in blood sugar levels is due to your pancreas releasing too much insulin to counteract the sudden high blood sugar levels that occurred from eating the aforementioned food types.
For persons with diabetes, the optimal diet (for making blood sugar control easier) is one which is low in carbohydrates, moderate in protein (approx. 1g/kg body weight) and high in naturally occuring fats.
Your diet should also be high in vegetables (limit starchy veges such as potato, corn, etc, and also not too much fruit, particularly tropical fruits, which are very sweet), which are important for good nutrition.
to see which foods raise your sugars and which do not). Typically fat has no impact on blood sugar (should be natural and unprocessed), protein has moderate and slow effect on blood sugar (if the diabetes is mild may not have any obvious effect), carbohydrates have large effect on blood sugar.
HOpe this helps. Best wishes for a smooth and healthy pregnancy.
Take your insulin, then eat your dinner, then test your blood sugar 2 hours after starting to eat dinner. Your blood sugar should ideally not be higher than 40 units above your predinner number (ie. 140).
Don't eat anything further (unless you go low early) and then test again at 3 and 5 hours. If you are low by 5 hours you will need to take a lower dose of insulin the next evening - reduce by say 2 units.
If I were you, I'd ask (strongly) that the doctor adjust the dosage of Furosemide to a more tolerable level for your body and then monitor the results.
I was in the hospital twice with impaired breathing. Both times five pounds of fluid was drained. A NURSE (not a doctor) told me to take in less fluids in the course of a day to prevent future fluid build-up.
I have complained on a couple of occasions that I feel the hydrochlorothiazide (for HBP and water retention) is not doing the job.
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