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What are the Normal Blood Glucose levels?
When you are diagnosed with diabetes you probably have a question in your mind, "What is the range of sugar in normal blood"? Keep your stabilized in the normal range of blood glucose levels can be difficult and it is essential you panic not if you notice that they are high, given that stress can just as easily that a glass of wine can elevate glucose levels. Before we can look at how you can keep your normal levels, we should see everything first what normal is exactly.
When you wake up in the morning and test your blood sugar level you must expect to see levels between 70 - 90 mg/dl. During the day, your blood glucose will be raising according to your diet and exercise habits. A person who doesn't have diabetes will never know the levels of glucose and sugar on 200 mg/dl, regardless of whether or not they have just had a meal. One to two hours after food glucose levels should be 120 mg/dl or less. If you encounter levels outside these strings, it is essential that regulate you your glucose to prevent other health problems such as disease heart, stroke, blindness, coma and even death.
Keep track of your blood glucose is also important to understand trends that passes through your body. It is a good idea to write the time of the test, the level of glucose, which medications you take, what food you eaten, and this that you have made since the last test. This journal should go with you when you visit your doctor so he or she help you to plan a diet and exercise plan that is best for you.
Then, how do you keep your glucose levels in the normal range? First of all, it is important to participate in regular physical activity. Exercise not only allows you to stay in good physical shape, but reduced glucose levels and maintains the weakness over a longer period of time. If you drink alcohol, you can reduce the amount or stop completely from alcohol can throw off the coast of your levels, particularly if you drink on an empty stomach. You can also avoid sweetened soft drinks or juices. You can replace these green or black tea drinks, which were found to naturally lower glucose levels.
Diet is essential when you try to normalize your blood glucose. Complex carbohydrates such as green leafy vegetables keep your normal levels because they contain fibres and take more time to decompose your system than regular carbohydrates. Avoid foods that are rich in starch and flour refined white bread, potatoes, pasta, bakery and food because they are converted into sugar almost at entry into the digestive system and can cause an overload of glucose.
If you notice your levels high, even after participating in the exercise and eat healthy, please consult your health care practitioner immediately to see if there may be other causes that can be skipped