What are some preventions for Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia?
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The most important factor in preventing both hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and hypoglycemia is to know the warning signs. \nSymptoms and signs of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) include:\n-- shaking\n-- increased heartbeat / fast heart rate\n-- sweating\n-- dizziness\n-- anxiousness\n-- hunger\n-- impaired / blurred vision \n-- weakness and fatigue\n-- headache\n-- irritability / aggressiveness\n\nSymptoms and signs of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) include:\n-- extreme thirst \n-- frequent urination\n-- dry / itchy skin \n-- hunger\n-- blurred vision\n-- drowsiness / sleepy\n-- decreased healing\n\nThese reactions will have a individualized / unique effect on different people, so learn your body's unique warning system. If you blood sugar is low / high, your body will alert you in some way, possibly including the signs above. Talk to your doctor to learn what to do in an emergency situation with these reactions.\n\nAs to prevention... \n\nTo prevent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), the obvious advice is to limit your sugar intake. Carbs are also the culprit in many hyperglycemic reactions so avoid excess amounts of those as well. Eat regularly.\n\nTo avoid a hypoglycemic reaction (low blood sugar), eat on a regular schedule and eat according to your dietary needs. Do not completely withold all sugar from your body.... you have to have glucose to survive. Restricting yourself to a strict no sugar regiment will cause your blood sugar to be too low. \n\nFor both situations, be sure to take your medications (oral and insulin) on a regular basis and on a fairly regular timed schedule. This will help to keep a constant, consistent amount of medication in your blood, therefore keeping a good regulation on your blood sugar level. Also, be sure to monitor your blood sugars at home on your own. Keep a close eye out for readings that might indicate you are heading toward an unsafe (either high or low) level. \n\nI hope this helps and good luck....
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You don't have to avoid anything, but you do need to limit your consumption of carbohydrates. Simple carbs like sugar, honey, syrup, etc are quickly metabolized into blood sugar and will cause your blood sugar to spike quickly. You should greatly limit these things, but always carry hard candy with you and eat it if you feel your blood sugar getting too low. Complex carbs like rice, beans, potatoes, etc. take longer to metabolize so your blood sugar level raises slower over a linger period of time, but you have to limit the quantity to avoid causing your blood sugar to go to high. 1/2 cup of pasta, potatoes, corn, beans, any starch is one serving. 1 slice of bread=1 serving. You should check with your local hospitals and your doctors office to see if they offer diabetic education classes, if they don't then ask your doctor to refer you to a dietitian. Good Luck!
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Diabetes Food Plan for Diabetics\nNever skip meals. Include high fiber carbohydrate foods which lead to a slow and gradual rise in blood glucose levels. Choose a variety of foods including vegetables, fruit, breads, cereals, dairy products, etc.\nBreads like whole grain, multi grain varieties.\nHigh fiber breakfast cereals especially oats, and other bran cereals. Go to High fiber foods\nWhole wheat pasta\nRice and grains like basmati rice, barley, etc. Go to rice recipes.\nLegumes and lentils such as baked beans, kidney beans, chick peas, mung dal, etc.\nFruits - such as oranges, apples and stone fruits.\nAll vegetables.\nStarchy vegetables such as sweet potato, corn, potatoes, etc.\nSkim milk, skim yogurt. The archive of Internal Medicine, 2005 has reported the results of a research study of 12 years on 41000 men, showing that the risk of developing diabetes Type 2 fell as intake of low fat daily products increase.\nA recent study (January 2004 issue of the Journal Diabetes Care.) suggests that magnesium-rich foods like can significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even in obese people. People should therefore, get the recommended amount of magnesium by eating leafy green vegetables, nuts, and other magnesium-rich foods. Supplemental magnesium can be harmful, especially for people with kidney disease, says Diabetes expert Jerry Nadler.\nLimit intake of excess sugars in foods which are high in saturated fat like baked foods or low in nutritional value lollies and soft drink.\nConsume moderate total fat and limit saturated fat\nFor tips on how to reduce fat intake, go to How to avoid fat in diet?.\nLimit alcohol.\nExercise daily: Exercise helps in lowering the blood glucose levels. For exercise, go to exercise and fitness page.
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Check out these, I hope they help.\n\nhttp://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_800.htm\n\nhttp://www.discountcornerstore.com/insulin.html
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No diabetes can not be prevented, but you can watch what you eat to stop yourself from getting it too fast. I'm talking about the genetic diabetes. That's what I have. The other type is the kind that you get from being to heavy or just old. You can stop yourself fro  getting the nongenetic type, but not the genetic type.
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If you absolutely have to have it sweet then use Splenda.  It is made from sugar but doesn't have the effects of sugar.  Even sugar subsitutes should be avoid where possible because they tend to elevate you insuline.
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Hello dear,\n\nFirst of all you must correct the spelling of "Diabets" and "madecin" to write as "Diabetes" and "medicine" respectively.\n\nIt is fine that you are not depending on Insulin injections and your sugar level is just little more than the normal limits.  There are medicines to cure diabetes but you will not believe.  It happened with many patients of mine and they continued to suffer without taking proper medicines and not listening to my advice.\n\nIn the meantime, please try some home remedies and I am sure you will come back to me after few days for more advice.  I am available on "adam2madam@yahoo.com" and trust is must to mail me.\n\nHome Remedies:\n\n1.  Drink the juice of one bitter gourd, one cucumber and one tomato on empty stomach in the morning on a regular basis.  This will bring your sugar level down and you will feel fresh.\n\n2.  Eat lots of cucumber to get rid of your dry mouth and frequent urination, if any.  Drink lots of water.\n\n3.  Please avoid Banana, Mangoes and Apple Custard completely.  These fruits contain lots of glucose and it is very dangerous for diatebes.\n\n3.  Brisk walking is always helpful for diabetic patients.\n\n4.  Avoid sugar and ice cream.  You may add sugar free tablets to your tea or coffee.\n\n5.  Take 500 ml sugarcan vinegar bottle and put 50 raw garlic flakes into the bottle and leave it for 10 days. Eleventh day onward, take one garlic flake from the bottle with one spoon vinegar after breakfast and see the result.\n\n6.  You must eat lots of other fruits like guava, watermelon, muskmelon, apple, pineapple, papaya and dry fruits to keep your stemina up.\n\n7.  To enhance your immune system, take 300g of Indian Gooseberry powder (preferable known as Amla) and 100g of dried ginger powder.  Mix them well and store in a glass jar.  Take one spoon powder daily by mixing in a glass of water.\n\n8.  Allopathic medicine can be taken if needed.  They only supress the disease and do not cure any ailment.\nAt lost, please do not allow my efforts to go waste and let me know the progress.\n\nBest of health,
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Have you not discussed this with a doctor or nurse? Do you have a blood glucose meter? You should.\n\nI'm type 2; my doctor recommends 50 carbs per meal, three times a day. Best carbs are complex carbs (potatos and the like); avoid simple sugars (they're traumatic to the system). At least the minimum daily of fiber (25 grms), more is better. Drink plenty of water. Veggies are good snacks; salad is a good filler when you feel hungry, for a snack. There are a lot of foods that used to be "forbidden," but now have low-carb versions -- even ice cream. Take blood sugar reading mornings after you wake up. If below 72, drink a small glass of juice to bring your blood sugar up, then eat your morning meal.
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What my doctors have told me from day 1 (I have had diabetes for 39 years) is that the blood glucose levels should be between 80 and 120 before meals. If the levels are 120 or below before exercise, something such as carbs and protein should be eaten as exercise will lower the blood sugar. If it is after eating, the levels shouldn't get above 180 1 hour after and 160 2 hours after.\n\nAs for having high blood sugars (above 130 or 140), she will need to take a little extra insulin to bring it down, and drink water, which seems to also help. If her blood sugars go above 250, DON'T let her exercise or it will raise the blood sugar even more.\n\nAs for lows (below 80), have her have a glass of orange juice or glucose tablets to bring it up, check the blood sugar in 15 minutes to see if it is above 80. If not, then she needs more sugar and do the same thing with checking it again. Once it is up where it belongs, if a meal is going to be a couple hours or more away, she needs to eat something to keep her from dropping low again (carbs and protein). If a meal is going to be within the next half hour, then she can wait until meal time to eat.\n\nI have had blood sugars as low as 20s and 30s and never had to go to the hospital (my doctor doesn't even want me to waste my time and money going there if I can take care of it at home) and I have had it as high as 600 without going to the hospital. When it has gotten that high, I do absolutely NO exercise (walking, etc), drink tons of water, and have extra insulin. Each person will be different, each person tolerance levels will be different. Some need to go to the hospital when they are at about 40 or below or 300 or above.\n\nYour daughter's doctor should have given you a formula of some sort to figure out how much insulin to give for high blood sugars, etc. It would probably be a good idea to have your daughter see a diabetic specialist, if she isn't seeing one already. They know more about diabetes than a regular doctor/pediatrician and can help with many things you and your daughter will need help with. Ask your daughters doctor for a referral.\n\nI wish you luck. It is a huge change for the whole family and it will take some getting used to. And since your daughter is a teen, expect some rebellion about doing what she has to do. I did that, even though I was diagnosed at 2 1/2, as I didn't want to be different than everyone else. I have paid for it in the long run, tho. I am now blind in one eye and have a little vision problem in the other one. I have had to have 13 laser and cryo (freezing) surgeries on my eyes, as well as cataract surgery on them. And all of this is when I was only 21!! I am lucky to have any sight at all.\n\nOh, and you may want to find a local support group for both of you. You can both meet others with the disease and you can both get some tips on things to do to help your daughter.\n\nI commend you for this huge task you have ahead of you:  teaching your daughter the things she needs to do to take care of herself for the rest of her life.\n\nGood luck!
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ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS   CHECK BLOOD GLUCOSE 30 MIN'S B/4 MEALS.  TAKE THE MEDICATION ACCORDING TO THE DOCTORS INSTRUCTIONS.  IN MY CASE I TAKE 1 SHOT B/4 EACH MEAL AND AT BEDTIME.   KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL OR IT WILL CONTROL YOU.  GOOD LUCK
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Hi.. I am working in Oman and observed the same situation here. Actually  due to sedentary life style, high calorie food, lake of physical exercise increases the chances of diabetics.\nBest way to delay or prevent diabetic is include regular exercise in your daily routine and avoid high calorie food and try to take green vegetables and whole wheat products instead of refined floor products like bread etc.
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Limit your carb intake. The body turns all carbs into sugar. With simple carbs; sugar, honey, syrup, etc. the body converts these quickly causing your blood sugar to spike so avoid these. Complex carbs like rice, oatmeal, beans, etc. take longer to convert so your blood sugar doesn't spike, but it will still go up. You also have to be careful not to eat too much protein. Protein won't effect your blood sugar, but will effect your kidneys which are already working overtime trying to get rid of the excess sugar. Make an appointment and talk with a dietitian. In the meantime practice portion control. That's where most of us get in trouble. 1/2 Cup is a serving of starch like corn, beans, pasta, potatoes. 1 Cup is a serving of raw veggies and 1/2 Cup cooked veggies = a serving. 1 oz. of meat = 1 serving of meat. Watch your diet and talk with a dietitian and you should be able to control your diabetes without having to go on meds. OH and always carry some hard candy with you in case your blood sugar gets too low. Good luck with this.
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among other things hypoglycemia.......(low blood sugar, from not eating enough , exercise too much , too much ensulin)......\n\nfrom links below--\nOther Causes of Hypoglycemia\n\nHypoglycemia in people who do not have diabetes is far less common than once believed. However, it can occur in some people under certain conditions such as early pregnancy, prolonged fasting, and long periods of strenuous exercise. People on beta blocker medications who exercise are at higher risk of hypoglycemia, and aspirin can induce hypoglycemia in some children. Drinking alcohol can cause blood sugar to drop in some sensitive individuals, and hypoglycemia has been well documented in chronic alcoholics and binge drinkers. Eating unripe ackee fruit from Jamaica is a rare cause of low blood sugar.\n\nSymptoms of mild low blood sugar usually develop when blood sugar falls below 60 to 65 mg/dL and may include:\n\nNausea. \nExtreme hunger. \nFeeling nervous or jittery. \nCold, clammy, wet skin; excessive sweating not caused by exercise. \nA rapid heartbeat (tachycardia). \nNumbness or tingling of the fingertips or lips. \nTrembling. \n\n\nFasting low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). This type occurs when you have not eaten for many hours, such as overnight. It is frequently associated with having too much insulin in the blood, some medications, alcohol use, hereditary problems with the metabolizing of carbohydrates, and other health conditions. \nNonfasting low blood sugar (also called reactive or postprandial hypoglycemia). This type develops within 3 to 4 hours after eating. It can be caused by hereditary enzyme deficiencies such as galactosemia or by surgery to remove all or part of the stomach. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Nonfasting hypoglycemia within 1 to 2 hours after a meal (alimentary hypoglycemia) can occur if stomach contents empty into the intestines too rapidly.
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1. loose weight\n\n2.  exercise more - this will use up more sugar and make you more insulin sensitive\n\n3.  eat less carbs.
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Here are some sites with suggestions but you should first contact your doctor\nhttp://www.gicare.com/pated/edtot19.htm\nhttp://www1.itlnet.net/users/k2l/DIET/DIET.HTM\nhttp://www.hypoglycemia.org/diet.asp
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Exercise and giving up all high glycemic index foods, including sweets, is best.\n\nApples are a sweet treat that have a moderate glycemic index, probably due to the pectin fiber content.  Introduce him to Pink Lady and Ida Red and Braeburn apples, which have lots more flavor than those sugary watery "Red Delicious" things that Americans are used to.  Get them in the fall red off the tree, if possible.\n\nTell him to walk fast for two miles every other day, or four miles with a purposeful stride at least twice a week.  The idea is to get his heart rate up and make him struggle, at least a little, with rapid, deep breathing, and maintain the workout for about an hour (or two).\n\nApocalypse Beans and Rice Soup is a sensible low-calorie diabetic dish invented by David S, who is sadly no longer on Yahoo Answers.\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061017133048AAIKpoh
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First of all, that's a lot of questions to answer in the small space provided here, but I will try to give you some starting points. \n\nTalking with your doctor is your best place to begin. He / she can steer you in the right direction toward meeting your health goals. \n\nAs for food.... consult with a registered dietician or nutritionist for professional advice. Some basic pointers are:\n-- Avoid high-sugar content foods.Trade out regular soft drinks for more healthy options such as water, tea (not sweetened with sugar), or diet soft drinks. \n-- Avoid high-carb foods. Carbs are often metabolized as glucose and will cause your blood sugar to rise in much the same fashion as sugary foods. Potatoes, pastas, and breads are among high-carb foods. \n-- Avoid high-fat foods, in order to reduce cholesterol. Plan out low-fat meals and avoid frying when possible. Cholesterol and diabetes go hand in hand, so reducing one (also reducing your triglycerides) will have a positive effect on the other. \n-- Avoid high-sodium foods. Try to watch your salt intake as much as possible. Sodium is a cause of high blood pressure, which is also a sister-syndrome of diabetes. \n-- Avoid alcoholic beverages. Limit your alcohol intake to the minimal. While most alcoholic mixed drinks are high in sugar content (in the mixers) and beers are high in carbs, alcohol can actually cause hypoglycemic reactions. \n\nWhen it comes to diabetic meal planning, portion control is really the main key. Limit your portion sizes and avoid over-indulging. Some sugar, carbs, fats, and salt are actually okay and are impossible to avoid, but avoid excess. \n\nThere is no set time interval at which you should eat, however it is recommended that you eat small snacks (healthy, of course) throughout the day and 3 meals a day. Being on a regular meal schedule has a major effect on your blood sugar levels so try to eat around the same time everyday. \n************************ \nUnfortunately, there is no cure for diabetes, but with proper medical control you can definitely lead a healthy and happy life. Control is the key to taming the disease. Take medication as prescribed, eat the right diet, and exercise regularly. \n\nThere are great resources around in nearly every community so take advantage of those. Join a diabetic support group in your area or solicit the services of a Certified Diabetes Educator near you. Your local health department is likely a great resource as well when it comes to diabetes. \n\nGood luck and best wishes...