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13 Diabetes Tips to Improve Blood Sugar Control
By Jill Weisenberger, M.S., R.D., CDE; Reviewed by Hope S. Warshaw, R.D., CDE, BC-ADM, 2010;
Good blood sugar control is different for every person, but there are some common tips to follow that can help improve your numbers.
How to Take Control Now
Nothing trumps a balanced meal plan, an active lifestyle, and diabetes medications as needed to keep your blood glucose levels in check. You might have considered other diabetes remedies to lower blood sugar. Find out what works and what you should avoid.
Keep Eating Habits Consistent
Skipping meals, especially breakfast, could push your blood glucose higher. When you don't eat for several hours because of sleep or other reasons, your body fuels itself on glucose released from the liver. For many people with type 2 diabetes (PWDs type 2), the liver doesn't properly sense that the blood has ample glucose already, so it continues to pour out more. Eating something with a little carbohydrate signals the liver to stop sending glucose into the bloodstream and can tamp down high numbers.
Skipping meals can also lead to overeating, which can cause an increase in weight. And if you take certain diabetes medications that stimulate the body's own insulin, such as common sulfonylureas, or you take insulin with injections or a pump, you risk having your blood glucose drop too low when you skip or delay meals....
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