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Re: Gestational diabetes- feeling ill after meals

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:19:34 -0500 (CDT)

At Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Mitzi wrote: >
>I'm 32 weeks along, 37 years old with chronic hypertension and on
>Aldomet. I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes and have
>been on a carb controlled 2000 calorie diet with good results as far as
>testing within limits. The problem is that regardless of what I eat, I
>often feel lethargic and nauseated after meals, whether large or small,
>low carb or allowed carb. Is it normal to feel ill with this disease,
>or is there something else going on? I always test below 90 fasting and
>below 120 feasting, and I take in no sugar, white breads, simple
>starches or sugars. My doctor suggests I'm just depressed about having
>the disease, but I've done this before, so I wasn't surprised to learn I
>had it, just that it was making me feel so rotten. I'd appreciate any
>input.
>
>--
>Mitzi
>

This seems to be a fairly common reaction in the first few weeks of the ADA diet, as your BS stabalizes. It shouldn't last too long. 

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG


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