A Healthy Choice Is Lowering Blood Sugar
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High blood sugar can lead to many health risks. These risks include infections, blood clotting, the inability for wounds to heal, and diabetes. Symptoms of high blood sugar include blurred vision, frequent thirst, and a tingling feeling in your hands and/or feet. There are many different ways to help lower your blood sugar. This article will discuss a few of these methods, as well as foods to avoid and foods that will help reduce your blood sugar.
The first way to lower blood sugar is by controlling your diet. Eating for or five small meals instead of three large meals is the first way to help control your diet. Eat foods that are lower in sugars and carbohydrates. Good foods to eat include apples, oranges, pears, beans, peas, oatmeal, barley, zucchini, granola, and peanuts. Green leafy vegetables are also good foods to eat that will help lower your blood sugar. These include spinach, swiss chard, broccoli, arugula, kale, green beans, and collard greens. Meats that are good would be chicken, seafood, and turkey. Reduce the amount of red meat intake because these meats are higher in fat, which helps store sugar in the body. Avoid soft drinks and high carb foods such as soda, candy, potatoes, and pasta. Eating foods higher in fiber will also help. These foods will cause your body to have to work harder to digest them, so it won't be able to store the sugar.
There are also several herbal supplements that have been shown to be effective in lowering blood sugar. These supplements include Indian Kino, Gurmar (also known as Gymnema), and goldenseal (also known as orangeroot).
Indian Kino is a tree that is native to India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It has been proven to have many different health benefits. As well as lowering blood sugar, it also has been proven to help wounds heal, and lower cholesterol.
Gurmar (gymnema) also comes from India. It has been nicknamed the "sugar eater." It stimulates insulin secretion to help lower blood sugar. It is also a cardiac stimulator and a diuretic. It also has been known to help repair damages to the pancreas, which is the organ that produces insulin.
Goldenseal is a perennial herb that is native to southeastern Canada and northeastern United States. Goldenseal has many different health benefits. As well as helping to lower blood sugar it also can be used as a topical antimicrobial, can be taken internally as a digestion aid, and may remove canker sores when gargled.
The biggest factor in lowering your blood sugar is finding out what is causing your blood sugar to be high. There are many factors that can cause your blood sugar to be high, including diabetes, stress, and obesity. If your high blood sugar is caused by diabetes, your doctor can prescribe medication such as insulin to control your blood sugar. Many people with type 2 diabetes are able to control their blood sugar solely through diet and exercise and do not even need prescription medication. If your blood sugar is caused by stress and obesity, exercise is a good way to control this. Your doctor also can help you in correcting these issues.
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Marley Martinerin is a regular contributor to a number of sites and writes articles about such topics as top secret fat loss, and the atkins diet.
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