Diet For Low Blood Sugar
Adjusting With The Seasons
So, summer is here. Sunshine. Flowers. Yada. Yada. Yada. All that good stuff we miss all winter long. With the sunshine, however, often comes a bit of change in blood sugars and insulin needs.
I once met this incredibly athletic teenager who found herself in the hospital at the start of every new sport season from episodes of hypoglycemia at its most extreme. She and her mother seemed baffled…I was baffled as to why the severe lows were so mysterious to them.
For any diabetic (esp...
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Expert & Community Posts
Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: Testing the Limits
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...hypoglycemia is to understand how your insulin regime, diet (carbohydrates), and exercise work... Read more »
Do you need to eat a Mango?
By Ginger Vieira , Health Expert...only need 5-10 grams of carbs to treat some of my low blood sugars to keep myself from being too... Read more »
Gaining Weight After a Diabetes Diagnosis
By Ginger Vieira , Health Expert...sugars might make us sort of binge on food because hypoglycemia gives us strong cravings that... Read more »
The Calorie Impact of Low Blood Sugars
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert...as much as I believe in eating a low-carb diabetes diet, carbohydrates aren't the complete... Read more »
The Pains of Portion Control
By GingerVieira , Health Expert...weight can be traced to how they’re treating their hypoglycemia. We all know those low blood... Read more »
Health Guide
Hypoglycemia
...Low blood sugar Prevention Diabetics should follow their doctors' advice regarding diet, medications, and exercise. Pregnant diabetic women should maintain careful control of... Read more »Hypoglycemia
...or the hormone glucagon will be given immediately. In the longer term, you may need to modify your diet so that you get glucose into your body more evenly throughout the day. This may prevent... Read more »Hereditary fructose intolerance
...relatively mild or a very severe disease. In the severe form, even eliminating fructose and sucrose from the diet may not prevent progressive liver disease. Read more »Glucagon
...measured in persons who show symptoms of mild diabetes, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), unexplained weight loss, or a particular skin rash (necrolytic migratory erythema). Glucagon is a hormone... Read more »Blood glucose monitoring
...(hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia) with appropriate intervention. Such intervention includes adjusting diet, exercise, and insulin dose as instructed by your physician. This test can also be a... Read more »Images
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Medications
...candy, or drinking a glass of fruit juice or non-diet soda. Check with your doctor or pharmacist... Read more »
...usually improve with time. Follow your prescribed diet to help lessen these side effects. If any... Read more »
...candy, or drinking a glass of fruit juice or non-diet soda. Check with your doctor or pharmacist... Read more »
...candy, or drinking a glass of fruit juice or non-diet soda. Check with your doctor or pharmacist... Read more »
...sugar, honey, or candy, or drink fruit juice or non-diet soda. Promptly tell your doctor about... Read more »
Related News
Insulin Therapy Bad Choice for Preemies
November 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests using insulin to control the blood sugar of low-birth-weight infants is not worth the risks. Infants born... Read summary »
Glucose Control in Patients Questioned
August 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study sheds new light on the standard hospital practice of glucose control. The study indicates that for critically... Read summary »
Drug Mimics Low-Calorie Diet
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new drug may help prevent weight gain and insulin resistance. French researchers say the experimental drug, SRT1720, can... Read summary »
Drop in blood sugar linked to dementia
April 14, 2009Diabetics who have been hospitalized due to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) episodes face a greater risk of developing dementia later in life, a study... Read summary »
New Approach for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
November 16, 2005BURLINGTON, Vt. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 18 million Americans are living with diabetes.... Read summary »
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