Archive for November, 2009

Can you control high blood sugar by not eating a lot?

November 30th, 2009 -- Posted in blood sugar control | 4 Comments »

I thought about this and just wondering…

If you dont eat much or eat food with low sugar in them, your body doesn’t take in that much sugar…

I’m also not saying to starve yourself but to watch what you eat.

Depends on the severity of the diabetes and the type. Diet can be a big help. It isn’t the sugars you have to watch so much but the carbohydrates which turn to sugar. Bread, potatoes, starches and so many, many foods turn into sugar in the body and thus raise your blood sugar. Insulin comes from the pancreas so if the pancreas is not functioning properly then the insulin output may not be sufficient to allow the muscle of the body to burn the sugar and thus you have high blood sugar. Like I said, diet can play a huge part in controlling sugar in the blood if you catch the diabetes before it gets to bad. When it is severe, you not only control your carbohydrate intake but need medication also to stimulate the pancreas so it puts out more insulin or insulin itself to make up for the difference in what the pancreas isn’t putting out. Diabetes often acts upon the internal organs and it may be killing you even though you have no ill effects at all.

Does high blood sugar levels shorten life span?

November 30th, 2009 -- Posted in high blood sugar | 4 Comments »

20 year old male in good health. Doc said my blood sugar was a little high. Will this shorten my life? How do I get blood sugar levels back down to normal?

Diabetes can shorten your life, you are fortunate if you have not had type 1 diabetes and have now reached your young adult years; juvenile diabetes can knock 15 years off your life… however, eating a good healthy diet, plenty of excercise, sufficient rest and plenty of water… well, you will be healthier in many ways that others are… high blood sugar can cause damage on the cellular level in your body; you won’t notice the damage but it acculmulates… extremely high blood sugar for a sustained period of time can cause ketoacidosis – and that it is not healthy, you want to be treated for it right away; fruity smelling breathe is one of the signs, ketones in urine testing, the other… can bring on a diabetic ‘coma’ – However, it doesn’t sound like you have had a lot of highs, and if you tend to get highs, drink plenty of water and get plenty of excercise, these two elements hydration and excercise will lower or keep your blood sugar levels in check – If you have diabetes, then other things can play a factor in raising your bs, like stress, illness etc… but for the most part, talk with your doctor about your concerns…