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When trying to keep one’s blood glucose levels under control, it can be hard enough for people with diabetes. This is especially so when there are so many unusual causes of blood sugar changes.

From dawn phenomenon to alcohol, you may be surprised by the day-to-day aspects of your life that can result in blood glucose alterations.

We’ve selected eight of the most unusual aspects that are worthy of consideration if your blood glucose levels have been recently high and you don’t know why.
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As well as unusual causes, there are the more well-known factors why changes can occur in your levels, including physical activity, food, drink and illness.

If you are treated by insulin, where you inject is also an aspect necessary of consideration. Insulin may be absorbed faster in different parts of the body, while injecting into lumpy skin will also affect absorption.
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The Diabetes PA app, which is now available on Google Play Store, allows users to track and keep a record of their blood glucose levels.

Diabetes PA is also one of the only diabetes management apps where you can track your blood glucose levels in comparison to your mood.

Having this information can improve your long-term control and allows users to compare your test readings to other aspects of diabetes management such as food intake, exercise and BMI.
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On the topic of blood sugar, 999sugarbabe contacted NHS Direct, where she was told not to test as she was on Metformin.

This forum thread has been shared over 1,000 times and has brought up the topic of testing for people with diabetes, regardless of the type of diabetes they have.

A number of responses asked how people can determine the effects of medication, food or anything else on their blood glucose if they do not have access to blood glucose testing equipment... a very good point, indeed!

When the doctor eventually did call me he asked some routine questions but then launched into a lecture on blood testing! He insisted I SHOULD NOT BE TESTING at all, as I was on Metformin. According to him, nobody on Metformin should be testing as it interferes with doing so (?!).

This post is trending, having been shared over 500 times in just 24 hours. Have a read and share your experiences.
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