Will high blood sugar affect menstruation?

People with high blood sugar must go to a regular hospital to check their blood sugar levels. There are also instruments on the market that can test blood sugar by themselves, but when using these instruments, you must read the instructions carefully, master the correct usage methods, and choose the appropriate time to measure blood sugar, so that the test results are more accurate. If women have high blood sugar, will it affect menstruation?

Will high blood sugar affect menstruation?

High blood sugar does not affect menstruation.

Guidance:

In normal times, eat less dumplings, wontons, etc., eat less refined grains and more coarse grains, eat small meals frequently, increase exercise such as running, brisk walking, and cycling. Exercise for 30 minutes to 1 hour every day. Take hypoglycemic drugs on time and pay attention to monitoring blood sugar. If there is any abnormality, seek medical attention in time.

Foreign studies have shown that for those who develop the disease in childhood, diabetes can cause delayed menarche and irregular menstruation, while for those who develop the disease in adulthood, there will be delayed menstruation and abnormal cycles, which are mostly manifested as scanty menstruation, amenorrhea, and sometimes heavy menstruation.

In addition, if menstrual abnormalities are accompanied by high blood sugar, you should also pay attention to rule out diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome.

It will affect menstruation. The diet should be fixed. Don’t drink corn porridge, millet and rice porridge, but you can drink soy milk. Eat less steamed bread and rice, and focus on vegetables and coarse grains. You can eat some apples as fruit.

The current diagnostic criteria for diabetes are fasting blood sugar greater than or equal to 7.0 mmol/L, and/or blood sugar greater than or equal to 11.1 mmol/L two hours after a meal. In addition, I personally believe that high blood sugar may have no effect on menstruation.

Suggestions: In terms of diet, it is mainly advisable to avoid eating various sugars, candied fruits, canned fruits, soda, juice, jam, ice cream, sweet biscuits, sweet bread and sugar-made cakes, etc. It is not advisable to eat foods containing high cholesterol and animal fats. You can eat beans and bean products, bitter gourd, onions, mushrooms, grapefruit, etc.

Generally speaking, light menstrual blood flow is caused by low estrogen levels. Estrogen can stimulate the proliferation and thickening of the endometrium, and the proliferating endometrium will shed and bleed to form menstruation.

Suggestions: Low estrogen levels in the body can cause the endometrium to not grow thick enough and there is less bleeding during menstruation. In this case, an endocrine examination is recommended.