Hypoglycemia - Why Sugar is a Danger to You
February 14, 2010 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia
Refined foods, the very foods hypoglycemics should not be eating, now make up more than 50% of the modern diet.
Pastas, white flour and bread, most breakfast cereals, polished rice, are all refined carbohydrates and have a similar effect on your low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) as does sugar itself.
White sugar is ‘pure’ as the advertisements have described it, but it is so pure that it contains no enzymes, minerals and vitamins. It is nearly 100% sucrose which is void of any health giving food.
It has to rob the missing enzymes, minerals and vitamins from reserves in your body or from other food you eat. The colour of molasses shows how much goodness has been extracted. It tells us which minerals and vitamins are missing in sugar itself. So these elements need to be robbed to allow metabolism of sugar.
To stop eating sugar is not as simple as cutting sugar out of tea or coffee because a look at labels in the supermarket show that it is in a surprising number of products. When shopping check for the following on the packaging: sugar, sugar syrup, glucose, corn syrup, invert sugar, cane syrup, natural sweetener, dextrose and sucrose.
There is no nourishment in sugar and, especially with the vast quantities in modern diets, should be avoided by hypoglycemics. In normal food there are natural starches and sugars, along with proteins, fats, minerals and enzymes.
These slowly release sugar into the blood as fuel when the body and brain requires it. Sugar not only leaches the body of essential vitamins and minerals but also sets off the up and down cycles of blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia).
The constant imbalance, over time, causes hypoglycemia. This must be seen as a warning before diabetes, heart and kidney diseases take hold.
The other big areas where sugar is found in the western diet is in actual candy, chocolates and cold drinks. Today Americans consume 150 lbs of sugar per person per year; up from 125 lbs in 1980.
So, if you thought obesity had become more noticeable in the recent past, it is because it has. A quarter of Americans now eat a ½ lb of sugar per day. They are mainly unaware of this as it is in the vast quantities of processed foods they consume.
Excess sugar and refined products lead to the well known hypoglycemic symptoms of lack of concentration, irritablility and unprovoked anxieties, which if ignored, lead to insomnia and exhaustion.
But it needn’t develop like this. With a little research we can investigate our own symptoms. There is now a lot of research published on Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). Since no-one else is going to help you, it is your responsibility to seek out this information especially as it is now readily available.
Thanks to Noel Glass for contributing this article to our Diabetes blog:
Pastas, white flour and bread, most breakfast cereals, polished rice, are all refined carbohydrates and have a similar effect on your low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) as does sugar itself.
White sugar is ‘pure’ as the advertisements have described it, but it is so pure that it contains no enzymes, minerals and vitamins. It is nearly 100% sucrose which is void of any health giving food.
It has to rob the missing enzymes, minerals and vitamins from reserves in your body or from other food you eat. The colour of molasses shows how much goodness has been extracted. It tells us which minerals and vitamins are missing in sugar itself. So these elements need to be robbed to allow metabolism of sugar.
To stop eating sugar is not as simple as cutting sugar out of tea or coffee because a look at labels in the supermarket show that it is in a surprising number of products. When shopping check for the following on the packaging: sugar, sugar syrup, glucose, corn syrup, invert sugar, cane syrup, natural sweetener, dextrose and sucrose.
There is no nourishment in sugar and, especially with the vast quantities in modern diets, should be avoided by hypoglycemics. In normal food there are natural starches and sugars, along with proteins, fats, minerals and enzymes.
These slowly release sugar into the blood as fuel when the body and brain requires it. Sugar not only leaches the body of essential vitamins and minerals but also sets off the up and down cycles of blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia).
The constant imbalance, over time, causes hypoglycemia. This must be seen as a warning before diabetes, heart and kidney diseases take hold.
The other big areas where sugar is found in the western diet is in actual candy, chocolates and cold drinks. Today Americans consume 150 lbs of sugar per person per year; up from 125 lbs in 1980.
So, if you thought obesity had become more noticeable in the recent past, it is because it has. A quarter of Americans now eat a ½ lb of sugar per day. They are mainly unaware of this as it is in the vast quantities of processed foods they consume.
Excess sugar and refined products lead to the well known hypoglycemic symptoms of lack of concentration, irritablility and unprovoked anxieties, which if ignored, lead to insomnia and exhaustion.
But it needn’t develop like this. With a little research we can investigate our own symptoms. There is now a lot of research published on Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). Since no-one else is going to help you, it is your responsibility to seek out this information especially as it is now readily available.
Thanks to Noel Glass for contributing this article to our Diabetes blog:
Sugar is a thief, robbing you of precious minerals, vitamins and enzymes. Visit http://www.hypoglycemia-dieting.com to find out exactly what this robbing is doing to your body, lifestyle and outlook while knocking your blood sugar levels.
Recommended Foods for Diabetes
August 3, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under About Diabetes
Brewer’s Yeast: Brewer’s yeast is a wonder food. It is rich in traces of mineral chromium. This mineral helps the pancreas produce more insulin. It is one of the best supports for normal handling of sugar by the body. According to an article by Dr. Richard J. Doisy and others, which appeared in the Medical World News, Brewer’s yeast has lowered the insulin requirements of many diabetes patients.
Broccoli: Broccoli, a close relation of the cauliflower, has long been a popular food in Europe. This vegetable has proved to be an effective anti-diabetic food. It is rich source of chromium, a trace mineral that seems to lower blood sugar. This trace mineral regulates blood sugar, thereby often reducing the medication and insulin needs of diabetes. In cases of mild diabetes, chromium may prevent the onset of the full-fledged disease. If a person’s glucose tolerance is on border, chromium can help control it. Even low blood sugar levels can be brought to normal with chromium.
Curd: Curd injects friendly bacteria in to the digestive system that stimulate the pancreas. It also washes the pancreas of its acids and wastes. These cleansing actions enable the pancreas to perform much better and thereby help in the production of insulin.
Garlic: In scientific trials garlic and its constituents have been found to lower blood sugar in diabetes. This vegetable is rich in potassium, which effectively replaces the large quantities of potassium lost in the urine of diabetics. It also contains zinc and sulphur, which are constituents of insulin. Some authorities believe that low levels of zinc may be one of the factors responsible for the onset of diabetes. Garlic also contains manganese, a deficiency of which can contribute towards diabetes.
Garlic constituents appear to act by blocking the inactivation of insulin in the liver. The result is higher blood insulin levels and lower blood sugar.
Garlic has other benefits for diabetes besides lowering blood sugar. It prevents arteriosclerosis, which is a common complication of diabetes and relieves body paid. Diabetics can take the equivalent of one or two cloves of garlic a day in any form they like, either raw or cooked in food or as capsules. Garlic milk, prepared by adding four cloves of crushed garlic to 110 ml of milk, is one good way of taking garlic. The best way, however, is to chew raw garlic thoroughly first thing in the morning.
Bengal Gram: Bengal gram, also known as chickpea, is a widely used important component of Indian diet. It is a valuable anti-diabetic food. Experiments have shown that the oral ingestion of the water extract of Bengal gram increases the utilization of glucose in diabetics as well as normal people. In a study conducted at Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysore, the requirement of insulin of chronic diabetes patients decreased from 40 units a day to 20 units, when kept on a diet which included liberal supplements of Bengal gram extract.
Diabetic patients who are on a restricted diet, which does not severely limit the intake of carbohydrates but includes liberal amounts of Bengal gram extract, have shown considerable improvement in their fasting blood sugar levels, glucose tolerance, urinary excretion of sugar and general condition.
Bitter Gourd: The bitter gourd is a common vegetable cultivated extensively. It has excellent medicinal virtues. This vegetable has been used as fold medicine for diabetes from ancient times. Research has established that it contains insulin like principle designated as plant-insulin, which has been found beneficial in lowering blood and urine sugar levels.
Bitter gourd is thus and effective anti-diabetic food and should be included liberally in the diet of a diabetic. Juice of three or four bitter gourds taken every morning on an empty stomach has been found more effective than eating fruits. The seeds of bitter gourd can be powdered and added to regular meals. A decoction prepared by boiling chopped bitter gourd is water is equally effective, as is its dry powder mixed with liquid foods.
Bitter gourd is rich in all essential vitamins and minerals especially vitamins A, B1, B2, C and iron. Its regular use, therefore, prevents many complications associated with diabetes including hypertension, eye complications, neuritis and the defective metabolism of carbohydrates.
Black Gram: Black gram is a highly prized pulse in India. It is an anti diabetic food. Germinated black gram taken with half a cup of fresh bitter gourd juice, forms and effective remedy for treating mild types of diabetes. It should be taken once a day, for three to four months, with a restricted intake of carbohydrates.
In severe diabetes, regular use of this combination is an effective complement to other treatments. It is also a useful health food for preventing complications due to malnutrition in diabetes. Milk prepared by grinding sprouted whole black gram is also recommended for diabetics.
Groundnut: Groundnuts are valuable in diabetes. Eating a handful of groundnuts daily by diabetics will not only prevent malnutrition, particularly the deficiency of niacin, but also checks the development of vascular complications.
Find complete diabetes information, diabetes supply, diabetes treatment, diabetes diet, diabetes causes, diabetes types. More on Diabetes Mellitus Information and Treatment Supply. Also see Natural Ayurvedic Herbal Cure for Diabetes.
Thanks to Dr John Anne for contributing this article to our Diabetes blog:
Broccoli: Broccoli, a close relation of the cauliflower, has long been a popular food in Europe. This vegetable has proved to be an effective anti-diabetic food. It is rich source of chromium, a trace mineral that seems to lower blood sugar. This trace mineral regulates blood sugar, thereby often reducing the medication and insulin needs of diabetes. In cases of mild diabetes, chromium may prevent the onset of the full-fledged disease. If a person’s glucose tolerance is on border, chromium can help control it. Even low blood sugar levels can be brought to normal with chromium.
Curd: Curd injects friendly bacteria in to the digestive system that stimulate the pancreas. It also washes the pancreas of its acids and wastes. These cleansing actions enable the pancreas to perform much better and thereby help in the production of insulin.
Garlic: In scientific trials garlic and its constituents have been found to lower blood sugar in diabetes. This vegetable is rich in potassium, which effectively replaces the large quantities of potassium lost in the urine of diabetics. It also contains zinc and sulphur, which are constituents of insulin. Some authorities believe that low levels of zinc may be one of the factors responsible for the onset of diabetes. Garlic also contains manganese, a deficiency of which can contribute towards diabetes.
Garlic constituents appear to act by blocking the inactivation of insulin in the liver. The result is higher blood insulin levels and lower blood sugar.
Garlic has other benefits for diabetes besides lowering blood sugar. It prevents arteriosclerosis, which is a common complication of diabetes and relieves body paid. Diabetics can take the equivalent of one or two cloves of garlic a day in any form they like, either raw or cooked in food or as capsules. Garlic milk, prepared by adding four cloves of crushed garlic to 110 ml of milk, is one good way of taking garlic. The best way, however, is to chew raw garlic thoroughly first thing in the morning.
Bengal Gram: Bengal gram, also known as chickpea, is a widely used important component of Indian diet. It is a valuable anti-diabetic food. Experiments have shown that the oral ingestion of the water extract of Bengal gram increases the utilization of glucose in diabetics as well as normal people. In a study conducted at Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysore, the requirement of insulin of chronic diabetes patients decreased from 40 units a day to 20 units, when kept on a diet which included liberal supplements of Bengal gram extract.
Diabetic patients who are on a restricted diet, which does not severely limit the intake of carbohydrates but includes liberal amounts of Bengal gram extract, have shown considerable improvement in their fasting blood sugar levels, glucose tolerance, urinary excretion of sugar and general condition.
Bitter Gourd: The bitter gourd is a common vegetable cultivated extensively. It has excellent medicinal virtues. This vegetable has been used as fold medicine for diabetes from ancient times. Research has established that it contains insulin like principle designated as plant-insulin, which has been found beneficial in lowering blood and urine sugar levels.
Bitter gourd is thus and effective anti-diabetic food and should be included liberally in the diet of a diabetic. Juice of three or four bitter gourds taken every morning on an empty stomach has been found more effective than eating fruits. The seeds of bitter gourd can be powdered and added to regular meals. A decoction prepared by boiling chopped bitter gourd is water is equally effective, as is its dry powder mixed with liquid foods.
Bitter gourd is rich in all essential vitamins and minerals especially vitamins A, B1, B2, C and iron. Its regular use, therefore, prevents many complications associated with diabetes including hypertension, eye complications, neuritis and the defective metabolism of carbohydrates.
Black Gram: Black gram is a highly prized pulse in India. It is an anti diabetic food. Germinated black gram taken with half a cup of fresh bitter gourd juice, forms and effective remedy for treating mild types of diabetes. It should be taken once a day, for three to four months, with a restricted intake of carbohydrates.
In severe diabetes, regular use of this combination is an effective complement to other treatments. It is also a useful health food for preventing complications due to malnutrition in diabetes. Milk prepared by grinding sprouted whole black gram is also recommended for diabetics.
Groundnut: Groundnuts are valuable in diabetes. Eating a handful of groundnuts daily by diabetics will not only prevent malnutrition, particularly the deficiency of niacin, but also checks the development of vascular complications.
Find complete diabetes information, diabetes supply, diabetes treatment, diabetes diet, diabetes causes, diabetes types. More on Diabetes Mellitus Information and Treatment Supply. Also see Natural Ayurvedic Herbal Cure for Diabetes.
Thanks to Dr John Anne for contributing this article to our Diabetes blog:
