Greetings All,

New study from Denmark:

Title:  Breastfeeding at night is rarely followed by hypoglycaemia in women with type 1 diabetes using carbohydrate counting and flexible insulin therapy.

In:  Diabetologia 2019 Mar;62(3):387-398. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4794-9. Epub 2019 Jan 3.

Authors:  Ringholm L, Roskjær AB, Engberg S, Andersen HU, Secher AL, Damm P, Mathiesen ER.

From the abstract:
"Aims/hypothesis:  Hypoglycaemia in association with breastfeeding is a feared condition in mothers with type 1 diabetes. Thus, routine carbohydrate intake at each breastfeed, particularly at night, is often recommended despite lack of evidence. We aimed to evaluate glucose levels during breastfeeding, focusing on whether night-time breastfeeding induced hypoglycaemia in mothers with type 1 diabetes.

"The percentage of night-time spent in hypoglycaemia was low in the breastfeeding mothers with type 1 diabetes and was similar in the control women. Breastfeeding at night-time rarely induced hypoglycaemia. The historical recommendation of routine carbohydrate intake at night-time breastfeeding may be obsolete in mothers with type 1 diabetes who have properly reduced insulin dose with sufficient carbohydrate intake."

Open access:  https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00125-018-4794-9.pdf

With kind regards,

Debbie

Debra Swank, RN BSN IBCLC
Program Director
More Than Reflexes Education
Ocala, Florida USA
http://www.MoreThanReflexes.org

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