I believe I am and has always been the “sugar, sweet food, sweet tooth” kind of person.. If you realize & read my blogs before, that I really love chocolate, haha.
Then last week I’ve really given a serious thought about the level of sugar in my blood, I had this thought before, but I don’t really care and ignore it. But the past few days that I’ve been bitten by mosquitoes and the mark won’t & didn’t go off fast like it used too, that’s when I started to look information about it.
Actually I am not really sure if the mark problem is because of the sugar level or not, just my assumption. hahahah… so don’t be trick eh readers ^^ , then I found some interesting articles bout blood sugar level & tips to maintain it to healthy level.
1. Exercise regularly –> do some cardio activities , this really helps to reduce & release toxins from your body. A brisk 20 minutes walk can help reduce your sugar level.
But if you are after a very heavy exercise, don’t forget to refuel with fruit or glass of fruit juice.
2. Having some kind of protein with carbohydrates, such as milk or yoghurt, meat, eggs, fish and pulses, will help to slow digestion even further and keep blood sugar balanced and steady.
3. Drink water, tea (green tea is recommended) or coffee; herbal teas; orange, grapefruit and apple juice <–
4. Take cinnamon –> take a teaspoon of cinnamon to your tea, or yogurt, or put it in a capsule. However if you imagine to eat it with cinnamon roll, you might not get the result.. deee.. hellooo.. of course :p
5. A hot bath / shower increases blood circulation and can lower blood sugar.
So, those so far that I’ve read and can share with you all the natural way to reduce sugar level in blood, of course if your blood sugar is too high already, consult with doctor, take insulin
Ow ya, I paste a part of nice article I read from:
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article3503845.ece
What is blood sugar?
The specific type of sugar in our blood is glucose, the brain’s main source of energy. In healthy people, glucose levels are tightly controlled by two hormones. When levels are rising, insulin is released to help bring it down, and when heading on the low side, glucagon is released to push it back up again.
After a meal, glucose levels can rise very temporarily, but are brought back down to within the normal range quickly. For some people, however, normal can be too low.
When normal is too low
Chris Cheyette, a registered dietitian, of Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, says: “The problem is that this whole area of why some people are more affected than others is not very well understood in the medical world and is difficult to explain, but, anecdotally, we do know that it happens.”
When the amount of glucose being delivered to our brains falls into the truly low range in people with diabetes, the effects can be dramatic as Cheyette, also a spokesman for the British Dietetic Association, explains: “Studies have shown that when levels of blood sugar reach very low levels in people with type 1 diabetes, real personality changes can be recorded, with people becoming aggressive and argumentative. Less drastic irritability and snappiness are certainly possible in people without diabetes who are oversensitive to the lower end of normal.”
The reason for blood sugar levels falling to this point is often simply because it has been too long since your last meal and along with getting grumpy, concentration is also affected. Claire Williamson, a nutrition scientist from the British Nutrition Foundation, says: “Studies have shown that if you work within two hours of last eating, your powers of concentration are greater than after six hours without food when your levels of blood sugar will be lower. Even though these lower blood sugars are not dangerous to health, they are clearly affecting brain functioning.”