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louloule

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Can you please help. How can you tell when you come over very hot and sweaty :oops: if its down to food you have eaten or the menopause ,which I thought I was over. . I have just been diagnosed type 2 controlled by diet and not given a lot of information. I am in my 60s and getting very confused by this all . I think I am eating what I am supposed to ie low carbs , no cake ,biscuites etc but if I eat something not listed which I think will be ok I soon feel very hot, feel shaky not ill but do not feel right ,this lasts for a while then I feel ok :think: . I will be grateful for any advice
 
Hi Louloule

I'm no expert on this but I know it's possible to get the occasional hot flush even after the menopause. I was lucky to get through the change without them, but I've had them occasionally both before and after, usually when I've eaten too much! :oops:

We still have hormones and we still have cycles, even when we're no longer fertile. Fat people like me produce a form of oestrogen from the fat tissue, which is probably to blame for my present polyp problems. No idea how that affects hot flushes though!

Do you have a meter to test your blood glucose? I think it would be worth checking your blood glucose levels when you have these feelings, to see if you're high or low. If high - avoid the new food.

If you give us a few more details someone may be able to help more.

Viv 8)
 
My mum is a diabetic and when she eats certain sweets her face gets very hot and sweaty. Mine gets hot when I eat cheese.
 
Had my last period when I was 50 and used to have quite awful hot flushes for several years. However, now at the age of 77 I still get the occasional sweat and particularly if I eat a bit of sweet stuff. Having an under active thyroid is also a trigger for the odd sweat too.
As I always say..Ooh the joys of getting old!... :lolno:
 
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