At 10:37 PM 11/21/99 +0800, you wrote:
>Can someone please let me know if it is OK to give a mum who is insulin
>dependent diabetic and also has a thyroid problem, to take Fenugreek.
>Val in Busselton, Western Australia
>RN RM IBCLC
Fenugreek does affect blood sugars. It has a regulating effect, hence
lessening the amount of insulin needed in most diabetics. A diabetic
breastfeeding mother who is monitoring her levels--as she should be when
adjusting to the breastfeeding experience--can take fenugreek, and adjust
accordingly.
Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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