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Re: milk sugar variance
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Catherine Genna <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:23:35 -0400
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I don't remember the reference, but I read that glucose is only slightly
elevated in milk of diabetic moms with hyperglycemia. The breast does a
good job of controlling sugar content, and most of the sugar is lactose.

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 7:40 AM Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Lactnet Friends:
>
> Someone asked me "f a diabetic mum has high blood glucose which isn’t
> controlled by well (for various reasons), does the high sugar content pass
> through breast milk and what effects would it have on the baby?"
>
> I am not aware of any research on this topic and did a quick search and
> found nothing.
>
> I responded that breastmilk would reduce the chances of the baby developing
> diabetes and that breastfeeding could help with regulating the mother's
> blood sugar levels. This is what the research tells us. But that doesn't
> answer her question.
>
> Anybody have an idea?
>
> warmly,
> --
> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC, RYT
> Reviews Editor,* Clinical Lactation*
> www.nikkileehealth.com
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