How do high and low blood glucose levels affect athletes’ stomachs?
My 8-year-old son is constantly complaining of a stomachache. We are seeing a specialist and he wants to do a biopsy, but I have been putting it off. I know diabetics can have problems with their digestive systems when their A1C’s are too high. A. Stomach pain in an active type 1 can occasionally occur due to ketones building up in the bloodstream during periods of hyperglycemia. This can be a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis, a very dangerous condition that we all try to prevent. What is your son’s A1C level? Is it ideal (which could also mean he has periods of highs that are balanced by periods of lows)? Has he had a continuous glucose monitoring device to study glucose patterns during exercise? If you are not comfortable with the specialist’s suggestion, perhaps consider getting a second opinion. Q: I was recently diagnosed with diabetes last June. I was in shock and depressed for several weeks. Now I am doing better. My first A1c came in at 7.1% and my last one was 5.9%. My doctor say
