Dpaterson9
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Could well be carbs taken in liquid form are absorbed very quickly that is why Lucozade is or was a popular treatment for hypos.
Is OK my bad should have explained better a hypo is an incidence of hypoglycemia as you said low blood sugar 3.9 or under can be considered in normal terms a hypo I have been down to 2.2 and it is not pleasant.Ah I see, hypos are low sugar? Sorry I really am a newbie
Is OK my bad should have explained better a hypo is an incidence of hypoglycemia as you said low blood sugar 3.9 or under can be considered in normal terms a hypo I have been down to 2.2 and it is not pleasant.
Also welcome to the forum.
John
High blood sugar you may not even feel although the damage would still be happening you could experience the following
Increased thirst.
Headaches.
Trouble concentrating.
Blurred vision.
Frequent peeing.
Fatigue
Hypos are considered more immediately dangerous though type2s seldom if ever go hypo unless on blood sugar lowering medication such as insulin.
Symptoms and sign can include the following
feeling hungry
sweating
tingling lips
feeling shaky or trembling
dizziness
feeling tired
a fast or pounding heartbeat (palpitations)
becoming easily irritated, tearful, stroppy or moody
turning pale
And can lead to more serious symptoms such as
weakness
blurred vision
difficulty concentrating
confusion
unusual behaviour, slurred speech or clumsiness (like being drunk)
feeling sleepy
fits (seizures)
collapsing or passing out
Wow. Some scary symptoms there. I am pre-diabetes so hoping I can turn this around with diet. Still not sure if what I'm eating is the best but sure ill soon find outHigh blood sugar you may not even feel although the damage would still be happening you could experience the following
Increased thirst.
Headaches.
Trouble concentrating.
Blurred vision.
Frequent peeing.
Fatigue
Hypos are considered more immediately dangerous though type2s seldom if ever go hypo unless on blood sugar lowering medication such as insulin.
Symptoms and sign can include the following
feeling hungry
sweating
tingling lips
feeling shaky or trembling
dizziness
feeling tired
a fast or pounding heartbeat (palpitations)
becoming easily irritated, tearful, stroppy or moody
turning pale
And can lead to more serious symptoms such as
weakness
blurred vision
difficulty concentrating
confusion
unusual behaviour, slurred speech or clumsiness (like being drunk)
feeling sleepy
fits (seizures)
collapsing or passing out
Well if you let people know what you are eating then it'll be easier to find outWow. Some scary symptoms there. I am pre-diabetes so hoping I can turn this around with diet. Still not sure if what I'm eating is the best but sure ill soon find out
Why are you drinking lucozade if you have prediabetes?Wow. Some scary symptoms there. I am pre-diabetes so hoping I can turn this around with diet. Still not sure if what I'm eating is the best but sure ill soon find out
Why? You can drink plain water when you exercise to keep your fluids up and eat normal or low carb food for hunger. Those 18 grams of sugar are useless.I was about to go out a run so drank a 500ml bottle of Lucozade Sport
Hi and welcome. Yes that Lucozade could have been the cause of the spike, but you don’t need to drink sugary drinks before exercising. Water for hydration is all you need as @Antje77 has said.Hi all.
This may be obvious and I may be daft for asking this (apologies if that's the case) but I'm new to this as you know.
I was about to go out a run so drank a 500ml bottle of Lucozade Sport with 18 gram of sugar and I took my blood literally 10 minutes after guzzling this and blood was 9.7. After a 5k run it was at 5.8. My question is, was this likely to be the lucozade and only after 10 minutes?
Why are you drinking lucozade if you have prediabetes?
You shouldn't get hypo's as a prediabetic, no need to carb up before exercise. Hypo's are for people on certain diabetes meds like insulin or gliclazide.
Do you think if I had known either of these or were knowledgable in this area I would 1. Have took the lucozade or 2. Asked about it?!
Hi and welcome. Yes that Lucozade could have been the cause of the spike, but you don’t need to drink sugary drinks before exercising. Water for hydration is all you need as @Antje77 has said.
You are doing absolutely the right thing looking on this forum for advice, that’s a great start and hopefully you’ll be able to stop your prediabetes developing into full blown type 2 by cutting sugar and starchy carbs from your diet.
Look around the forum, read and ask as many questions as you want. You’re in safe hands.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean it the way you read it.Hi. Thank you for advice. Didn't like @Antje77 comment if I'm honest. Asking me why I'm drinking lucozade?! If I knew it was a bad thing to do I wouldn't be drinking it. I did state "newbie" to all this. Was not constructive in the slightest
As long as you're not on diabets medication you don't need to try to stay in between the two, you only want to keep from going high (which is hard enough in itself!).Aw got you. So we really want to be in between the two really? That's the aim I guess. So symptoms of low and high would be? Just so I know what to look out for
It can be very confusing and overwhelming at the beginning. I was the same, I started keeping raisins in my bag in case I had a hypo, I didn’t realise that as I was just on metformin that would not happen.Hi. Thank you for advice. Didn't like @Antje77 comment if I'm honest. Asking me why I'm drinking lucozade?! If I knew it was a bad thing to do I wouldn't be drinking it. I did state "newbie" to all this. Was not constructive in the slightest
I'm sorry, I didn't mean it the way you read it.
I meant it as a simple question: You said: "I was about to go out a run so drank a 500ml bottle of Lucozade Sport" so I wondered why you drank it as it sounded like it's an obvious thing for you to drink before running.
Could have been for quick energy for sports, could have been because of fear for a hypo beacause you read about those in relation to diabetes or it could have been because you like lucozade and you were thirsty and hadn't realised the amount of sugar in it.
So my question 'Why are you drinking lucozade' was simply a question, not a telling off in the least.
Now I've double checked on my post to see where I went wrong I see I asked the why twice, and I see how that can come across as condescending. Believe me, my double question wasn't on purpose, just a case of not re-reading my post before replying.
Let me add a tip as well: It helps if you mention your type of diabetes in your opening posts or fill out that part of your profile to prevent misunderstandings in the replies.
In this case you've received replies about hypo's, which aren't likely to be relevant with prediabetes.
As long as you're not on diabets medication you don't need to try to stay in between the two, you only want to keep from going high (which is hard enough in itself!).
Wish you all the best, and I hope I've made a better impression second time around
Glad we got rid of that misunderstandingYeah sorry I took you're post the wrong way. I perhaps should have explained why I took the lucozade. I feel it gives me a 'boost' physically when I'm running but when I took my blood, I was like aw ******, why is it high and my first suspect was lucozade
Ah I see, hypos are low sugar? Sorry I really am a newbie
Hi all.
This may be obvious and I may be daft for asking this (apologies if that's the case) but I'm new to this as you know.
I was about to go out a run so drank a 500ml bottle of Lucozade Sport with 18 gram of sugar and I took my blood literally 10 minutes after guzzling this and blood was 9.7. After a 5k run it was at 5.8. My question is, was this likely to be the lucozade and only after 10 minutes?
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