Quick Ways To Help You Maintain A Normal Level Of Blood Sugar – Part One
A diabetic diet can help stabilize your blood sugar level in your body and if a diabetic does not keep their blood sugar in check, it can result in a lot of medical problems. When a person eats food that contains sugar and carbohydrates, their pancreas starts producing insulin which will carry the sugar into their cells for energy. Without this insulin, the sugar builds up in our system and can cause many unwanted health problems.
When your body becomes overloaded with sugar for a long period of time, many bad health problems arise. The extra sugar will start damaging your blood vessels which are needed to supply blood to your vital organs. It will also increase your risk of kidney disease, heart disease, vision problems, and can also cause nerve damage. This leaves us with the question of how you can lower your blood sugar levels to keep these problems from happening.
One way is to eat some cinnamon. Studies have shown that taking cinnamon on a daily basis can help reduce the levels of sugar in your blood. It does this by slowing down the rate at which the stomach empties itself after meals, thus effectively lowering your blood sugar level and keeping it stabilized after eating. And no, eating a Cinnabon cinnamon roll does not count!
Another way is to have some apple cider vinegar. Studies have shown that if you have 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before going to bed and before each meal, it can greatly lower the rise of glucose that usually forms. It is thought that it does this by slowly digesting the starch found in your foods.
Drinking plenty of water can also help reduce the sugar in your body. The water basically acts like a flushing system that dilutes the blood stream and flushes all the bad toxins from your body.
Taking the ginseng herb can also help decrease your blood sugar levels. Studies have shown that if you take ginseng before each diabetic diet meal, it will regulate the blood sugar in your body. Drinking ginseng as a tea is the best way to take it, but make sure you do eat after drinking this because it can greatly lower your blood sugar level.
Regular exercise is another way to combat high sugar levels. Exercise helps lower your blood sugar levels and it can do this quickly. It does this because when you exercise, your body will first look to the extra sugar in your system to burn off first before it looks for other sources like body fat.
It is important that diabetics have a normal level of blood sugar, which is between 90 and 130 mg before meals and below 180 two hours after meals. Sometimes we cheat on our diabetic diet and eat a sugar item which will send our sugar levels soaring very high. My mom’s favorite cheat is a huge bowl of ice cream. When this happens, and you just have to cheat, try using these 5 methods to make sure that your blood sugar levels do not rise to fast and remain as stable as possible.
Click here to read the second article titled: “Diabetic Diet: 5 Ways To Quickly Lower Your Blood Sugar Level – Part Two”
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September 15th, 2008 at 12:49 am
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