8 Aug 2010

Keeping sugar levels

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Human sugar levels sometimes too high or too low that they are not good for health. Sugar levels should be maintained in the normal position so that the body remains healthy. How to keep your blood sugar is not high or low?

Blood sugar in medical terms known as glucose. Sugar in the blood is needed because the source of energy for body cells.

As reported by buzzle, Sunday (04/07/2010) The average normal blood glucose levels in humans is 70 mg/dl to 120 mg/dl and typically increase after a meal. Blood sugar was still considered normal if after eating the score is still below 220 mg/dl.

If blood sugar below 60 mg/dl will be hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. Conversely, if it exceeded 225 mg/dl will occur hyperglycemia or high blood sugar.

Extreme low blood sugar can cause people a comma (lost consciousness). The signs of low blood sugar is exhausted, mental function declined, feeling shaky, sweating, sores in the mouth, dizziness, feeling dazed and heart thumping loudly until losing consciousness.

Causes of low blood sugar foods are usually less sweet, less carbohydrate intake, excessive activity and consume alcohol without any food into the body.

People who experience hypoglycemia, you should immediately be given something sweet to blood sugar levels rose rapidly in the body. Because if they can not interfere with one's awareness level and the most worst consequence is that it can cause brain damage.

In order not lower blood sugar:

- Eat on time with a balanced nutrition
- The sidelines of an hour daily meal snacks with snacks every 2-3 hours can be a fruit or low-fat foods
- Do not smoke
- Stay away from caffeine and alcohol

While high blood sugar can lead to stroke, heart attack and diabetes. But people with diabetes can also be affected by low blood sugar after if the excess use of medicine.

Now, high blood sugar more of a problem because the complications and treatment that is not easy. To lower high blood sugar levels should:

- Avoid stress
- Which stress the body will make it difficult to control the blood sugar, otherwise if the conditions are calm people will be more relaxing to look for lowering blood sugar levels.
- Exercise or exercise for 20-30 minutes every day such as walking proven to help lower blood sugar levels
- Avoid foods like white bread, pasta or rice because it is so high in carbs that triggers the increase in blood sugar.
- Adding cinnamon to food as it makes the body more sensitive to insulin terjadap. If both the body sensitivity to insulin, the body will be less use of insulin.
- Provide a lemon or lime juice because it has the ability to reduce the glycemic index of some foods.
- Replace carbohydrates with high fiber and protein foods such as raw vegetables, fruits except bananas, wheat, grains.
- Drinking a cup of green tea every day.
- Eat 2-3 hours can be a fruit or juice without sugar helps maintain stable blood sugar and prevent overeating.

Lowering blood sugar is not impossible although it takes time.

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