Easy Ways of Preventing Hypoglycemia
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Hypoglycemia is a condition where the amount of glucose in the blood has reached abnormally low levels. Glucose is critically important to the body. It is especially important to the major organs of the body such as the brain and the heart. Moderate hypoglycemia can result in dizziness, confusion, anxiety, and the trembling of limbs. Severe hypoglycemia can result in heart palpitations, seizures, unconsciousness, and even comas. Diabetics are especially at risk for episodes of hypoglycemia because of their body’s inability to create or regulate insulin properly. It’s therefore important that they learn to prevent hypoglycemia in order to stave off it’s harmful effects.
1. There are many drugs of diabetes. There are some medicines, such as alcohol and other substances, that can also lower your body’s glucose levels. Taking medications can be tricky as you constantly have to be aware of the possible drug interactions with your food intake. Before starting to take any medicine, you should ask your doctor or check with a drug manual to find out if it has any affect on blood sugar levels, and if so, make the necessary dietary adjustments to ensure that you won’t suffer “insulin shock”.
2. Being consistent with when you eat meal by having them at approximately the same time every day, is one of the best ways to combat hypoglycemia episodes. When you don’t skip or delay meals, when you are consistent in the portions that you eat, and when you eat on a schedule, by not skipping or delaying meals, you help to stabilize the amount of glucose entering your body at any one time.
3. Pay attention to the kinds of foods that you eat. If your blood glucose levels are constantly hovering at or under 50 mg/dl, you’re in danger of acute hypoglycemia. A good thing to do is to speak to a nutritionist and your doctor to try to come up with a series of meal plans designed to keep your blood glucose levels at optimum levels. And although your doctor is your ultimate guide in regards to treating your diabetes, most doctors are not well trained in nutrition. Having your nutritionist develop a meal plan and then running it pass your doctor is probably the best way to go.
4. Be careful before beginning a strenuous exercise routine. Exercising gets your body’s adrenaline pumping and forces your body’s organs to work harder. The combination of these two factors has the potential to deplete much of the glucose in your body. If your are at risk for hypoglycemia, before you begin exercising you should eat some healthy carbohydrates. This can greatly help to keep your blood sugar levels in the normal zone.
5. Constantly monitor your blood sugar levels. Many times you won’t experience symptoms of low blood sugar until you are already in the hypoglycemia range. Monitoring your glucose levels is the only reliable way to ensure that you become aware of a potential hypoglycemic situation before it actually occurs. Adequate glucose monitors are relatively inexpensive these days, making it very easy to monitor your situation.
But what do you do if you have already begun to experience the signs of low blood glucose? The fastest means of alleviating them is to raise your glucose levels to a normal range again. Typically this is done by eating a carbohydrate such as a banana, some crackers, etc. Many diabetics carry around a snack with them for just this type of circumstance. The best cure, however, is to follow dietary rules to help keep you from getting into a bad situation.
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