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I have hypoglycemia, how can i get through the 8 hour fasting for my c-section? can i have ice-cream or milk or juice, before the c-section, so i don't faint due my low blood sugar?

Q: i have hypoglycemia, how can i get through the 8 hour fasting for my c-section? can i have ice-cream or milk or juice, before the c-section, so i don't faint due my low blood sugar?

: hypoglycemia is markedly overdiagnosed up here but do not know about down there. Dx made by checking sugar during fasting and what is is when my have symptoms of hypoglycemia. I would check with local ObGYN and Endo.

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hypoglycemia is markedly overdiagnosed up here but do not know about down there. Dx made by checking sugar during fasting and what is is when my have symptoms of hypoglycemia. I would check with local ObGYN and Endo.

Answered 7/31/2022

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A member asked:

I have hypoglycemia, how can i get through the 8 hour fasting for my c-section? can i have ice-cream or milk or juice, before the c-section, so i don't faint due my low blood sugar?

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