carb counting

[HalfAngel]

Originally Posted by terbear1225

not really a diet, it's gestational diabetes. i know saccharin is out bu most other artificial sweeteners are ok.

I know I'm okay with splenda - I have Type II Diabetes.

[terbear1225]

since I know some of the people who posted here have diabetes, I have a question.

can taking cold medicine (even sugar free) and/or being dehydrated from a cold mess up your glucose numbers?

[hotmomma]

I'm losing it. Thought the title was crab counting

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by terbear1225

since I know some of the people who posted here have diabetes, I have a question.

can taking cold medicine (even sugar free) and/or being dehydrated from a cold mess up your glucose numbers?

I'm not diabetic, but my wife is. She also had GD.

Anything can mess up the numbers. She was told not to worry about anomalies other than to understand what may have caused it. She's more concerned with trends and A1C results.

[terbear1225]

thanks, that helps. I've been getting really weird numbers the last few days but I've also been taking robutussin. just wanted to make sure. I'm really worried about having to take insulin (I HATE needles!)