A blood sugar range chart is a way to watch your blood sugar levels and take care of your diabetes. Different charts may have different goals for different times of the day, depending on how old you are, how healthy you are, and what kind of diabetes you have. Here is a short explanation of…
High blood sugar, or too much sugar in your blood, is not only a trouble for people with diabetes. It can also happen to people who do not have diabetes, especially after eating a lot of sugar or when they are stressed. High blood sugar can make you feel:
Very thirsty
Needing to go to…
Checking your blood sugar levels is a big part of taking care of diabetes. There are different methods to check your blood sugar, based on your kind of diabetes, how you treat it, and what you like. Here is a short explanation of how to check your blood sugar in about 400 words:
The most…
The dawn effect happens in most people, even if they don’t have diabetes. It usually happens between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m., when your body gets ready to wake up and start the day. At this time, your body makes some hormones, such as cortisol, growth hormone, glucagon, and adrenaline, that make more sugar in…
You want to know about blood sugar in the morning. This is what I can tell you:
Blood sugar, or glucose, is what gives energy to the cells in the body. It comes from the food we eat, mostly from carbohydrates. The amount of blood sugar in the blood changes during the day, depending on…
When you have too much sugar in your blood, it is called high blood sugar or hyperglycemia. It can happen to anyone, even if they do not have diabetes. It usually happens when your blood sugar is more than 180 mg/dL after you eat. Some signs that you have high blood sugar are:
Feeling very…
Blood sugar, or glucose, is what your body’s cells use for energy. It is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or millimoles per liter (mmol/L). The normal range of blood sugar levels changes depending on many things, such as your age, health condition, and if you have diabetes or not.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA)…
When you have diabetes, your blood has a certain amount of sugar in it. This is called blood glucose. Sometimes, your blood glucose can go too low. This is called hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. You may feel sweaty, shaky, hungry, confused, or dizzy when this happens. If you do not treat low blood sugar,…
When you have too little sugar in your blood, it is called low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. Sugar, or glucose, is what your body and brain use for energy. When your blood sugar is low, you might feel:
Shaky
Sweaty
Hungry
Dizzy
Fast heartbeat
Angry
Mixed up
Blurry vision
There are many reasons why your…
A blood sugar monitoring device is a gadget that helps people with diabetes check their blood sugar levels. There are two main kinds of blood sugar monitoring devices: blood sugar testers and continuous sugar monitors (CSMs).
A blood sugar tester is a small device that uses a little bit of blood from a finger poke…
Some foods can help you keep your blood sugar low, especially if you have diabetes or are at risk of getting it. These foods have a lot of fiber, protein, good fats, antioxidants, and other things that can make your body use sugar better.
Some foods that can help you keep your blood sugar low…
How much sugar is in the blood of people with diabetes? This is what blood sugar levels for diabetics tell us. Sugar, or glucose, is what the cells use for energy, but having too much or too little can be bad. People with diabetes have trouble keeping their blood sugar levels steady because they either…