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Re:How the gut differentiates artificial sweeteners from sug... by consp on Monday January 24, 2022 @03:33AM (#30054877)
That was my thought exactly though with younger kids this can be less simple due to size and response times of different parts of the digestive system. Though raising the blood sugar levels of non diabetic even by a few mmol/l can have significant effect where diabetics can have far larger swings an notice it less.
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Re:How the gut differentiates artificial sweeteners from sug... by bradknowles on Monday January 24, 2022 @03:40AM (#30054925)
TBH, I don’t notice when my blood sugar is high. I only notice it when I crash. That’s why I’m trying to get better about using a CGM to keep a closer eye on my blood sugar, even though I’m not on insulin. My hope is that the CGM can help me notice patterns in my diet that I can then change, so that hopefully I never end up needing insulin. But this is a work in progress.
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