Blood Sugar
Frequently Asked Questions…
Do You Have Symptoms of Unhealthy Blood Sugar Levels?
• Excess weight gain, especially around the waist
• Frequent and/or inconsistent urination, abdominal pain
• Tiredness, fatigue, Irritability, low sex drive
• Cold hands and feet (poor circulation)
• Blurry vision and/or night vision problems
High-Glycemic Foods – The Cause of Blood Sugar Imbalances
Blood-sugar imbalances can occur because of the foods you eat. As you know, any time you eat, food is converted by the body into glucose (blood-sugar), the “fuel” that makes the body and brain run. However, not all foods are the same. According to the Glycemic Index (a chart devised by physicians to measure the rise in blood-sugar levels caused by certain foods) some “high-glycemic” (high blood sugar producing) foods can cause spikes in glucose levels. As glucose levels rise, the pancreas then reacts by releasing a life-saving hormone called insulin – a signaling hormone that sends a message to your cells to literally open up and pull the glucose from the blood and into the cell to be converted into energy.*
Problems begin if you consume too many high-glycemic foods, as doing so can cause dramatic surges in glucose levels, overloading the pancreas (which begins producing too much insulin), which can cause the body to become insulin resistant (where the cells stop “listening” to the insulin messenger) – and all that extra sugar circulating in your bloodstream either starts to damage cells and tissues, or gets deposited as fat. Worse, the pancreas can also react by shutting down altogether, leading to much greater consequences requiring daily insulin injections in order to lower blood-sugar.*
Monitoring what you eat and employing use of the Glycemic Index is a great start, and several natural blood sugar benefitting supplements (such as Cinnamon, Gymnema Sylvestre, Benaba Leaf, Perilla Oil , Fennugreek, and others) can also be added to your daily nutritional regimen to help promote healthy blood sugar levels.*