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hot flushes and higher blood readings?

amanda19640

amanda19640

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Hi me again with another question,could it be possible my readings are a little higher as I'm having a few more than usual hot flushes at the moment? Has anyone else noticed this?
 
It may be the other way round - one of the signs I used to have was hot flushes but it was because my readings were higher.

This was long before I hit the age when it could have been menopause, and they disappeared completely when I got my carbs properly under control.
 
Brunneria said:
It may be the other way round - one of the signs I used to have was hot flushes but it was because my readings were higher.

This was long before I hit the age when it could have been menopause, and they disappeared completely when I got my carbs properly under control.
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Oh that's interesting, I'm not going over 7 but when used to 5&6 little worrying, should I b concerned ?
 
No, it was just a suggestion. no way that 7 would trigger a hot flush for me. I think I would have been at least 10+ but this was before I got a meter, so that is rather a vague guess.

Any chance you could be peaking higher than you think, for short periods?
Maybe test every few minutes for a meall that contains carbs.

But it that isn't happening, then pretend I didn't pipe up! it was just speculation... :D
 
amanda19640 said:
Oh that's interesting, I'm not going over 7 but when used to 5&6 little worrying, should I b concerned ?
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It's not a situation I have found myself in, but aligned to the discussion between you and @Brunneria , it could be worthwhile just diarising your food, bloods and flushes for maybe a couple of weeks to see if there is a relationship between anything, whether it be timing, foods eaten and so on.

I might be inclined to resist making any changes to anything until you have a clearer picture of how often, when (relating to time of the day/night/food/stress) you're having the flushes, and have records of what you had eaten, with the associated blood scores.

Yes, I remain a real data jockey, and proud. :)
 
Brunneria said:
No, it was just a suggestion. no way that 7 would trigger a hot flush for me. I think I would have been at least 10+ but this was before I got a meter, so that is rather a vague guess.

Any chance you could be peaking higher than you think, for short periods?
Maybe test every few minutes for a meall that contains carbs.

But it that isn't happening, then pretend I didn't pipe up! it was just speculation... :D
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Will give it a try, many thanks
 
AndBreathe said:
It's not a situation I have found myself in, but aligned to the discussion between you and @Brunneria , it could be worthwhile just diarising your food, bloods and flushes for maybe a couple of weeks to see if there is a relationship between anything, whether it be timing, foods eaten and so on.

I might be inclined to resist making any changes to anything until you have a clearer picture of how often, when (relating to time of the day/night/food/stress) you're having the flushes, and have records of what you had eaten, with the associated blood scores.

Yes, I remain a real data jockey, and proud. :)
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Thankyou
 
It is interesting that you mentioned this. My BS has been running a bit higher than usual and I have been getting hot flushes as well. By the sound of it they could be related.
 
4ratbags said:
It is interesting that you mentioned this. My BS has been running a bit higher than usual and I have been getting hot flushes as well. By the sound of it they could be related.
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That's what I think but not sure there is anything we can do?
 
I'm guessing its just a case of monitoring it. I have gone a bit off track lately and I am just getting myself sorted out (again) so I am hoping that once I am back on track the hot flushes will go away.
 
Eating certain carbs does it for me. I used to think it was spiking that caused some hot flushes, until I checked my readings, and would find them ok. It took a while for it to sink in that it was the type of food that seemed to be causing the flushes, rather than the height my level climbed to.
 
Scottish Mum said:
Eating certain carbs does it for me. I used to think it was spiking that caused some hot flushes, until I checked my readings, and would find them ok. It took a while for it to sink in that it was the type of food that seemed to be causing the flushes, rather than the height my level climbed to.
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As a matter of interest (as thankfully, I don't suffer from personal tropical moments), which foods actually affected you? That could be helpful to others.
 
Scottish Mum said:
Eating certain carbs does it for me. I used to think it was spiking that caused some hot flushes, until I checked my readings, and would find them ok. It took a while for it to sink in that it was the type of food that seemed to be causing the flushes, rather than the height my level climbed to.
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That is a VERY good point.
Wheat is a culprit for me, and alcohol always used to wake me up, dripping with sweat in the wee small hours.
So it may not be 'carbs' it may be 'carbs and/or other foods that cause reactions'.
:)
 
I find I have hot flushes when my sugar levels are too low and I start vomiting and get severe back pain when my levels are too high but I also have CKD which doesn't help.
 
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