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NJCher

(37,759 posts)
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:25 AM Nov 2022

5 Surprising Ways to Manage Your Blood Sugar, According to a Dietitian

Samantha Cassetty, RD
Tue, November 1, 2022 at 3:29 PM·6 min read

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For the 96 million people in the United States with prediabetes and the additional 37.3 million with type 2 diabetes, this system malfunctions, which causes glucose — sugar — to build up in the bloodstream. Ultimately, this excess sugar can injure your blood vessels and nerves and heightens the risk of health complications, including heart and kidney disease.

If you already have prediabetes, managing your blood sugar level is crucial to preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes. And if you have type 2 diabetes, lowering your blood sugar has the potential to reverse the condition enough to make medication unnecessary.

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Here are a few of the tips. The two-minute walk surprised me. Hey, anybody can do 2", right?

Have an early dinner
One small study among healthy people found that eating dinner on the earlier side — at 6 p.m. ­— had a positive impact on blood sugar fluctuations throughout the night when compared with eating dinner at 8 p.m. While the study was small, its results were illuminating.

Take a 2-minute walk
According to a review of seven studies, even just two minutes of walking after a meal can help lower blood sugar levels. That’s welcome news if you’ve ever wondered how to fit exercise into your busy life! Even a small amount of activity activates your muscles, which allows them to use some of the sugar in your blood for energy, thereby lessening the impact of the meal you just ate on your blood sugar.

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More tips at: https://news.yahoo.com/5-surprising-ways-manage-blood-192907344.html

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5 Surprising Ways to Manage Your Blood Sugar, According to a Dietitian (Original Post) NJCher Nov 2022 OP
Intermittent fasting - cilla4progress Nov 2022 #1
thx...bookmarking... bahboo Nov 2022 #2
Some foods lower the glucose surge IbogaProject Nov 2022 #3
Bookmark. Blood sugar. Thank you for sharing this, NJCher. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #4

cilla4progress

(25,865 posts)
1. Intermittent fasting -
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:27 AM
Nov 2022

Typically 16/8 (including sleep hours!) has really brought my glucose levels down!

I was pre-diabetic and now my levels are consistently under 100!!

IbogaProject

(3,619 posts)
3. Some foods lower the glucose surge
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 12:23 PM
Nov 2022

White beans are especially good for a day were you expect to eat a dessert.

Melatonin the supplement upregulates the insulin receptors allowing them to do more with less.

Olive oil can help.

Read up on the diabetic die tips.

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