Controlling your normal blood sugar level without taking medicines
What is a normal blood sugar level?
A normal blood sugar level is the averaged blood sugar level most of healthy people will reach after taking a meal within a certain time. After taking a meal, the blood sugar level will increase to a higher level. At this point, insulin will be released to help absorb the blood sugar into the body for future energy sources.
A diabetic patient (Type II) has a problem decreasing the high blood sugar level after a meal to a normal level within a certain time. The reason could be insulin deficiency or insulin resistance.
Two key points to control your blood sugar
Without taking a meal, will blood sugar increase to above the normal blood sugar level? So, the first key point to control blood sugar level is to control your meals intake. How to eat right is a very important topic, which I will discuss later.
The second key point to control your blood sugar level is the time the body needs to absorb sugar. If your body needs six hours compared to other people’s two hours to absorb sugar and bring your blood sugar to a normal level, give your body six hours to do it’s job.
Most diabetics eat at a fixed time frame. If they don’t eat in this pattern or even if skip a meal, they might experience hypoglycemic symptoms (due to blood sugar too low for body to tolerate). One of the reasons for this situation is because of taking diabetic medicines. That is why most diabetics are educated to eat regularly. But they forgot one thing. Every patient’s condition is different. Every one has different time the body needs to absorb sugar. Maybe when taking next meal, the body blood sugar level is still high. That is why blood sugar control never works satisfactorily, even while taking diabetic medicines.
How to eat?
Eat a balanced diet, which means eat a variety of foods, more veggies and fruits, more vegetable protein than animal protein, and avoid simple carbohydrate foods. The quantity of food intake is also important. Don’t forget your body needs time to absorb. Don’t let the variation of your blood sugar level change dramatically. This principle applies to all people. Large fluctuations of your blood sugar level will stress your body more, which in turn will damage your body and make the control of your body sugar level more difficult.
Other factors affecting your blood sugar level
Stress is the number one enemy to your health. Your body needs energy to handle stress. Where does the energy come from? Energy comes from the release of sugars from our body into blood, which means an increase in your blood sugar level. How to manage stress is also an important topic, which I will discuss in a future post.
Proper exercise helps to maintain your body’s condition and helps your body function well. Exercise consumes energy, which helps to lower your blood sugar level. What is a proper exercise? How to exercise properly? The answers to these questions vary. It depends on the person’s current physical condition.
Following the above guidance not only will help to control blood sugar level, but will also decrease over-weight problems. I stopped taking medicine for diabetes three years ago.
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