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Posted 4/17/2016 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
I recently had a bad fibro flare (due to unavoidable stress), and I noticed that while this was going on, the nights after I'd been drinking more sugar than usual (Dr Pepper!), I woke up sweating several times.

Has anyone noticed any connection between sugar consumption and sweating?

I can't imagine why these would be connected, but... ??
Posted 4/17/2016 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
Lynn, I don't think there is a correlation between fibro and sweating with sugar consumption. But I do think it's all about having too much sugar and your glucose levels go too high for your body to handle easily. I'm diabetic so I try to be more careful and I do not drink sodas. If you read the can and see what's in it you would be amazed. I'm always talking to my daughter about this. She isn't diabetic but she drinks at least five Pepsis a day. It's so bad for her body.

I found this when checking for you.

"Eating lots of sugar is going to give you sudden peaks and troughs in the amount of glucose in your blood; symptoms that this is going on include fatigue, irritability, dizziness, insomnia, excessive sweating (especially at night), poor concentration and forgetfulness, excessive thirst, depression and crying spells, digestive disturbances and blurred vision. Since the brain depends on an even supply of glucose it is no surprise to find that sugar has been implicated in aggressive behavior, anxiety, and depression, and fatigue."

Sherrine
Posted 4/17/2016 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, Sherrine.

I have looked several times in the past but never found anything that referenced this sweating phenomenon. Do you happen to remember where you found this info?

I also tend to have a hot flash around 8:30 every evening!! I really need to start checking my blood sugar at these times, I know. Easier said than done.

Yeah, I'm "pre-diabetic" due to prednisone use for my Lupus, so I'm pretty clear & up-to-date on the horrors of sugar. But give me high-stress, and I'll have a Dr Pepper to help calm myself down. Never anything near 5 a day, though!!!

Thanks.
Posted 4/17/2016 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
Pre-diabetic? Well, if a diabetic eats too much sugar, their blood sugar really rises quickly and then it can plummet. When your blood sugar is too low it can cause sweating also! You have to try to keep your blood sugar relatively even.

My diabetes kicked in after I was given 80 mg of prednisone a day for one month to try to stop my progressive hearing loss from auto immune inner ear disease. It didn't work and it took me four months to wean off if it.

Soda is very bad for you...even the sugar-free stuff. It's horrible for your bones and prednisone is horrible for your bones too. Be sure to have regular bone density tests.

How about trying something like some wonderful fresh sliced strawberries with Reddi Whip on top! It's healthy, not too sweet, and you still feel like you are cheating. LOL. This would be better for your stress too since raising blood glucose too high is stressful on your body. Just try to deep breathe and relax.

The site was a site on depression and it was explaining how too much sugar can affect depression negatively. It was the first thing that popped up when I was searching and I knew that quote was accurate. I'll see if I can find it again.

Sherrine
Posted 4/17/2016 4:29 PM (GMT 0)
I see that same couple of sentences quoted several places, but I'm interested in finding the original source, if possible. The rest of the article will add context which would probably be helpful.
Posted 4/17/2016 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
I found it!

psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/07/13/why-sugar-is-dangerous-to-depression/

Also, if you are starting menopause, you can have night sweats also. I can get night sweats from Crohn's disease too.

Sherrine
Posted 4/17/2016 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
LOL. Yeah, you can get night sweats from menopause. And night sweats from Lupus. (And probably from a number of other things, but those are the 2 I've had!)

But I've lived thru both of those already -- 10+ years of night sweats!!! OMG.

Now 3+ years with very few night sweats, and wondering if anyone else has related their night sweats with sugar. Or with fibro.
Posted 4/17/2016 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
I get night sweats several times a week. I don't relate it to fibro but possibly to my blood sugar. I have pretty tight control of my blood sugar and my A1C runs around 5.5. So, sometimes at night, if I awaken to use the bathroom and see that I've had a night sweat, I'll check my blood sugar and it's usually around 70...which is low. So I take a swallow of juice and eat something that's quick...usually a cookie blush ...and head back to bed. I choose a cookie because it's quick and it has carbs which will hold my blood sugar higher.

Sherrine
Posted 4/18/2016 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
Just a thought, but maybe it was the caffeine in the Dr. Pepper that made you sweat. I often sweat after drinking tea or coffee...was once told by a nurse practitioner that is was the caffeine...

Donna
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