STEPS OF LOWERING BLOOD SUGAR
When you have diabetes, a primary goal is to keep it under control. Here are s 12 simple steps you can do each day to help achieve that goal.
Diabetes is a condition that affects blood sugar levels and causes many serious health problems if left untreated or uncontrolled. There is no cure for diabetes, but it can go into remission. People can manage it with medication and lifestyle changes.
Diabetes is a condition that affects blood sugar levels and causes many serious health problems if left untreated or uncontrolled. There is no cure for diabetes, but it can go into remission. People can manage it with medication and lifestyle changes.
1. EXERCISE REGULARLY:-
Physical activity can lower your blood sugar up to 24 hours or more after your workout by making your body more sensitive to insulin. Checking your blood sugar level more often before and after exercise can help you see the benefits of the activity.
Physical activity can lower your blood sugar up to 24 hours or more after your workout by making your body more sensitive to insulin. Checking your blood sugar level more often before and after exercise can help you see the benefits of the activity.
When you initiate exercise, your body releases stress hormones, which can briefly raise your blood sugar. If you have diabetes and your body doesn't manage blood sugar well, it can increase too much during the first half-hour of exercise before it begins to lower.
If you have type 2 diabetes, you should aim for about 30 minutes of exercise at least five days a week, according to the American Diabetes Association. However, if you're like many newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics, you may not have exercised in a long time.
When you exercise, your muscles need more sugar to supply energy. Moderate to intense exercise may cause your blood sugar to drop during exercise and for the next 24 hours following exercise.
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If you have type 2 diabetes, you should aim for about 30 minutes of exercise at least five days a week, according to the American Diabetes Association. However, if you're like many newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics, you may not have exercised in a long time.
When you exercise, your muscles need more sugar to supply energy. Moderate to intense exercise may cause your blood sugar to drop during exercise and for the next 24 hours following exercise.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/prevent-diabetes
2. MAINTAIN BODY WEIGHT:-
Inactivity and having excess weight overweight go hand-in-hand with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Muscle cells have more insulin receptors than fat cells, so an individual can decrease insulin resistance by exercising. Being more active also lowers blood sugar levels by helping insulin to be more effective.
Being overweight or obese increases a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Also, weight gain in people with type 2 diabetes makes blood sugar levels even harder to control. People with type 2 diabetes have a condition called insulin resistance. So, the amount of glucose in the blood rises.
Inactivity and having excess weight overweight go hand-in-hand with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Muscle cells have more insulin receptors than fat cells, so an individual can decrease insulin resistance by exercising. Being more active also lowers blood sugar levels by helping insulin to be more effective.
Being overweight or obese increases a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Also, weight gain in people with type 2 diabetes makes blood sugar levels even harder to control. People with type 2 diabetes have a condition called insulin resistance. So, the amount of glucose in the blood rises.
3. BALANCED DIET:-
By eating a balanced diet, and avoiding foods rich in sugar, simple carbohydrates, and unhealthful fats, a person can better control their blood sugar and insulin levels. A science-based formula to lower blood sugar, lose weight, and live a longer, more energetic life.
Instead, eat carbohydrates from fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and low-fat or nonfat milk. Choose healthy carbohydrates, such as fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and low-fat milk, as part of your diabetes meal plan.
By eating a balanced diet, and avoiding foods rich in sugar, simple carbohydrates, and unhealthful fats, a person can better control their blood sugar and insulin levels. A science-based formula to lower blood sugar, lose weight, and live a longer, more energetic life.
Instead, eat carbohydrates from fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and low-fat or nonfat milk. Choose healthy carbohydrates, such as fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and low-fat milk, as part of your diabetes meal plan.
4. LOW CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE:-
As long as your blood sugar remains below 140 mg/dL (8 mmol/L), the point at which damage to nerves can occur, you can consume 6 grams, 10 grams or 25 grams of carbs per meal on a low-carb diet. It all depends on your personal tolerance.
A low-carb diet can help people with diabetes better manage their blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates or carbs raise blood glucose more than other foods, meaning the body must produce more insulin to digest them. Reducing carb intake can help stabilize blood glucose.
When people eat food containing carbohydrates, the digestive system breaks down the digestible ones into sugar, which enters the blood. As blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas produces insulin, a hormone that prompts cells to absorb blood sugar for energy or storage.
A low-carb diet can help people with diabetes better manage their blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates or carbs raise blood glucose more than other foods, meaning the body must produce more insulin to digest them. Reducing carb intake can help stabilize blood glucose.
When people eat food containing carbohydrates, the digestive system breaks down the digestible ones into sugar, which enters the blood. As blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas produces insulin, a hormone that prompts cells to absorb blood sugar for energy or storage.
5. DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL:-
Alcohol can interfere with blood sugar levels. Excessive consumption can reduce the effectiveness of insulin. People with diabetes should sip drinks slowly and not drink on an empty stomach.
6. QUIT SMOKING:-
In the long term, blood sugar levels gradually decreased. By three years, the diabetics who quit smoking had blood sugar levels similar to the people who kept smoking. The benefits of quitting smoking dramatically outweigh any potential extra, short term risk of having higher blood sugars.
7. HIGH POTASSIUM & MAGNESIUM DIET:-
Low levels of potassium with high levels of insulin and glucose are both traits doctors associate with diabetes. ... And along with that, researchers have also linked potassium levels to high blood pressure. Even though low potassium may increase your risk of developing diabetes, taking potassium won't cure your diabetes.
Patients with diabetes often also have diminished kidney capacity to excrete potassium into the urine. The combination of potassium shift out of cells and diminished urine potassium excretion causes hyperkalemia.
Elevated blood glucose levels increase the loss of magnesium in the urine, which in turn lowers blood levels of magnesium.” So getting enough magnesium is especially important in diabetes.
Magnesium is an essential nutrient for the brain and body. It helps regulate blood sugar, among its many benefits. This is because low levels of magnesium are associated with insulin resistance. If you have type 2 diabetes, your body produces insulin, but not enough to meet your needs.
Patients with diabetes often also have diminished kidney capacity to excrete potassium into the urine. The combination of potassium shift out of cells and diminished urine potassium excretion causes hyperkalemia.
Elevated blood glucose levels increase the loss of magnesium in the urine, which in turn lowers blood levels of magnesium.” So getting enough magnesium is especially important in diabetes.
Magnesium is an essential nutrient for the brain and body. It helps regulate blood sugar, among its many benefits. This is because low levels of magnesium are associated with insulin resistance. If you have type 2 diabetes, your body produces insulin, but not enough to meet your needs.
8. HIGH FIBRE DIET:-
In people with diabetes, fiber particularly soluble fiber can slow the absorption of sugar and help improve blood sugar levels. A healthy diet that includes insoluble fiber may also reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
9. DRINK WATER:-
Drinking extra water will not dilute your blood sugar levels if you are already fully hydrated. However, being dehydrated can cause blood sugars to concentrate and subsequently rise. ... Drinking 8 glasses of water a day appears to bring down one's blood sugars by reducing insulin resistance due to proper hydration.
Drinking extra water will not dilute your blood sugar levels if you are already fully hydrated. However, being dehydrated can cause blood sugars to concentrate and subsequently rise. ... Drinking 8 glasses of water a day appears to bring down one's blood sugars by reducing insulin resistance due to proper hydration.
10. MANAGE YOUR STRESS:-
Stress can be a major barrier to effective glucose control. Stress hormones in your body may directly affect glucose levels. ... Constant stress from long-term problems with blood glucose can also wear you down mentally and physically. This may make managing your diabetes difficult.
11. QUALITY SLEEP:-
Sleep can affect your blood sugar levels, and your blood glucose control can also affect your sleep. ... As the number of sleep decreases, blood sugar increases, escalating the issue. Lack of sleep has been shown to increase blood sugar levels and the risk of diabetic issues.
12. MEDICATION:-
If metformin and lifestyle changes aren't enough to control your blood sugar level, other oral or injected medications can be added. Sulfonylureas. These medications help your body secrete more insulin.
If metformin and lifestyle changes aren't enough to control your blood sugar level, other oral or injected medications can be added. Sulfonylureas. These medications help your body secrete more insulin.
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