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Re: Fenugreek and Diabetis
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gima <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Sun, 21 Nov 1999 09:11:44 -0600
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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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