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When i work a 16 hr shift i seem to be more hungry than i normally do on a 8 hr shift. why is that? does it have to do with my low blood sugar?

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Possibly: please ask your private physician to perform a 2 hour GTT ( glucose tolerance test). Try eating 5-6 small meals daily 3 small snacks and 3 regular meals/day. Hydrate with 8-10 8 oz glasses of electrolyte rich fluids and get examined.

Dr Butler agreed

Answered 8/14/2015

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