Does High Blood Sugar Effect Your Period?

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ASK GINGER - Do things like stress and getting my period really raise my blood sugar?

Dear Ginger,

Do things like stress and getting my period really affect my sensitivity to insulin?


-Amy



Hey Amy,

YES! Even though we only think of food, exercise and insulin as having major impacts on our blood sugars, there are a lot of other factors that a non-diabetic’s body automatically adjusts for that our bodies do not!

However, we all react a little different to different things. For some people, caffeine can have a huge impact on their blood sugars, but I personally don’t seem to have...

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