PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Blood Sugar

Re: Blood Sugar

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 Nov 1999 21:09:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 22 Nov 1999, AnnMarie wrote: >
>I've been getting the feeling lately that my blood sugar sometimes gets
>low an hour or two after I eat. I used to get low blood sugar levels in
>my last pregnancy, but I never reported it to the doctor. (No lectures,
>I promise to tell the new one at my first appointment. :) At the time,
>I worked in a hospital. When I tested my patients or whenever else I
>felt the need, I'd just pull out the glucometer and test myself. Anytime
>I felt symptoms my level was below 70 (usually 50's--60's, about two
>hours after eating), with the lowest reading of record at 46. Of course
>I'd then treat myself with some orange juice, spiked with a little sugar
>if really low. That always helped.
>
>I don't have a home glucometer and I don't work at the hospital anymore.
>So, unfortunately I can't even test my sugar levels now to verify. I
>was planning to talk to the doctor about all of this and see if he
>suggests getting a meter or other thoughts. In the meantime, can this
>wait till my appointment next week, or does it necessitate a call
>sooner? I have already had to use O.J. as a quick fix and of course it
>seemed to work.
>
>AM

Yes, it necessitates a call earlier and possibly a nutritional consult to set meal plans and exchanges to reduce the potential hypoglycemia you get from time to time. Better to avoid the problem than "fix" it with OJ.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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