Can too much milk elevate blood sugar levels in a person with diabetes?
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dLife - It's YOUR Diabetes Life! answered:When a person's blood sugars are elevated, it is usually caused by multiple things, not just the amount of milk that he or she drinks. If you are counting carbohydrates, just keep in mind that eight ounces of milk has about 12 grams of carbohydrate. If you are not counting carbohydrates, don't exceed three 8-ounce cups of milk per day.When a person's blood sugars are elevated, it is usually caused by multiple things, not just the amount of milk that he or she drinks. If you are counting carbohydrates, just keep in mind that eight ounces of milk has about 12 grams of carbohydrate.... More -
Toby Smithson of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics answered:Blood sugar levels can be elevated from eating food as well as not getting enough exercise, not getting enough sleep, not taking your medication properly, or having an infection just to name a few reasons. There is both carbohydrate and protein in milk if you choose skim milk. If you consume more carbohydrate than your meal plan and medication regimen allow, your blood sugar reading can rise. It's a matter of balancing the food we ingest (especially carbohydrate containing food), with exercise and our medications in order to obtain good blood sugar readings.
Blood sugar levels can be elevated from eating food as well as not getting enough exercise, not getting enough sleep, not taking your medication properly, or having an infection just to name a few reasons. There is both carbohydrate and protein in... More
