It’s really important to keep track of your blood sugar levels and learn to recognize the symptoms of high blood sugar levels. The symptoms are easy to identify and must be treated really quickly because it can harm your health.
Hyperglycemia occurs when our body isn’t able to produce enough insulin. Insulin is the hormone that helps the glucose from food enter the body cells. If a person is suffering from insulin deficiency, the glucose can’t get absorbed into the bloodstream and if this problem isn’t solved, it can cause damage to the kidneys, nerves, blood vessels and eyes.
Main Causes of Increased Blood Sugar Levels:
– Fatigue
– Common cold
– Physical inactivity
– Excessive eating
– Dehydration
– Excessive use of steroids
Having increased blood sugar levels don’t mean that you have diabetes. Here are some of the symptoms that indicate high blood sugar levels and diabetes:
– Dry mouth
– Blurred vision
– Impotence
– Frequent urination
– Slow healing of cuts and wounds
– Digestive problems
– Increased appetite
– Nerve problems
– Dry skin
– Excess belly fat
– Thirst
– Difficulty focusing
Monitor Your Blood Sugar Levels
If you want to control your blood sugar levels, you need to know what foods to eat. You must avoid foods with high glycemic index. The glycemic index is a scale that shows the number of carbs in the food, carbs that can increase your blood sugar levels. The higher the number is, the bigger is the risk of getting high blood sugar levels. The scale is 0-100, and foods that are 0-54 are considered to be low glycemic foods.
Foods that you can consume:
– Cup of broccoli: 10
– Cup of hummus: 6
– 1 egg: 6
– Cup of nuts: 15
– Cup of cherries: 22
– Cup of yogurt: 23
– Medium-sized onion: 10
– Medium-sized apple: 38
– 1 Turkey sausage: 28
– Cup of spaghetti: 42
– Cup of green grapes: 46
– 1 carrot: 47
– 1 orange: 48
– 1 banana: 52
– 1 grapefruit: 50
Foods with glycemic index 55-69:
– 1 cup mac and cheese: 64
– 1 cup of brown rice: 55
– 1 tbsp. honey: 55
– 1 cup of oatmeal: 55
– 1 cup of white rice: 64
Foods with high glycemic index you should avoid:
– Rice cake: 76
– 2 cups of popcorn: 70
– 1 doughnut: 76
– 1 slice of white bread: 70
– 1 medium-sized baked potato: 85
– 1 portion corn flakes: 92