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Quitting smoking causing BS rise?

Bluetit1802

Bluetit1802

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About 2 weeks ago I began my plan to stop smoking by cutting down. I cut down by two-thirds, having smoked about 20 a day for 30 or more years. I am finding it easy and am not compensating in any way by eating or chewing gum. My food consumption and diet have remained the same. Almost from day one my base line blood sugars increased. By this I mean fasting, before meals and bedtimes. The actual rises post meal have remained the same as before, so I know it is not my food. The base line increase is in the region of 0.5mmol/l taking me to the 6s rather than the 5s.

I have read blogs and seen some basic research that quitting smoking can cause changes in BS control, although I don't know if this is because many quitters gain weight/eat to compensate.

My question is, has anyone else had this problem, and what did they do about it? I can't really tweak my diet any more, I eat under 30g carbs a day, my weight is stable (BMI 21) and my BS was well controlled. All that has changed is the reduced smoking.
 
Well done bluetit with the stopping smoking. My bs levels have risen by as much as 3 before each meal. Some post meals readings are fairly high due to eating more.
 
I gave up fifteen years ago, cold turkey!
I would Imagine that it will be a little bit of stress.
Once you start smoking they are a stress reliever, so makes sense that the opposite should apply.
Also, you are probably thinking about it an awful lot. That has to also raise your levels.
Even if you feels if your not!

Well done on trying to give them up.
It's really easy, I've done it loads of times!;)
 
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