Blood Sugar And Insulin

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    Blood Sugar: You have approximately 5 litres of blood traveling around
    in your blood vessels and heart at any given moment. In these 5 litres of blood,
    you need only about one teaspoon of sugar for all of your regular activities.
    If you have more than a teaspoon of sugar floating through your blood vessels
    on a regular basis, the excess sugar will slow down your circulation and cause
    all of the problems you could expect to have if you had thick maple
    syrup clogging up your blood vessels. This is essentially what happens
    when a person becomes diabetic.

    In order to keep the amount of sugar floating through your blood vessels
    at around a teaspoon, your body releases insulin whenever you eat foods
    that result in sugar entering your blood stream. Most carbohydrates fit
    this category. Sugar, most sweeteners, grains, cookies, pastries, cakes,
    lead to a release of sugar into your blood stream. Insulin works
    by stimulating your cells to sponge up this excess sugar.
    Once inside your cells, sugar is used for energy, with any excess amount
    being converted to fat tissue.

    If you eat sugary foods and too many processed carbohydrates
    for long enough, your body will have released so much insulin that it will
    begin to lose its sensitivity to insulin, which means that your cells won�t
    receive as strong a signal to sponge up excess sugar out of your blood.
    This will lead to excess sugar floating around your blood vessels
    and all the health problems that come with this scenario.

    You can get your fasting blood sugar/glucose test done at your doctor�s
    office, or with a home monitor, performed after at least six hours of fasting.
    The difference is that laboratories measure the sugar in plasma (a component
    of your blood), while home monitors measure the sugar in whole blood.

    If you have too much sugar floating around in your blood vessels, it is likely
    that you also have too much insulin traveling through your system as well.
    Even if your fasting blood sugar level is in a healthy range, it is possible
    that you have too much insulin floating through your vessels, particularly if
    you have high triglycerides and/or are overweight.

    Normal blood sugar and high blood insulin can be the result of your cells
    losing some sensitivity to insulin, which neeeds some extra insulin to stimulate
    your desensitized cells into sponging up excess sugar out of
    your blood circulation.

    Excess insulin is known to cause:

    � Weight gain, since insulin promotes the storage of fat

    � Lower cellular levels of magnesium, a mineral that is essential for keeping
    your blood vessels relaxed and your blood circulation efficient

    � Increased amounts of inflammatory compounds in your blood, which can cause
    direct physical damage to your blood vessel walls + encourage the development
    of blood clots which can lead to heart attacks and respiratory failure

    � An increase in sodium retention, which leads to holding excess water
    in your system, which causes high blood pressure

    � A reduction in HDL cholesterol, an increase in undesirable small molecules
    of LDL cholesterol, and an increase in triglycerides, all of which increase
    your risk for heart disease

    � Possibly a higher risk for cancer due to insulin's ability to contribute
    to cell proliferation.

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You can test your insulin level by asking your doctor or laboratory for a fasting insulin test. Less than 10 IU/mL is ideal. Anything over 10 IU/mL indicates that you are eating too many foods that are stimulating excess insulin release from your pancreas, paving the way to all of the negative health effects listed above.

What can you do with your food and lifestyle choices to support healthy blood sugar and insulin levels?

*Make non-starchy vegetables the foundation of your diet. Dark green leafy lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, cabbage, kale, Swiss chard, bok choy, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, and all unmentioned green vegetables are excellent choices.

*Reduce or eliminate your intake of sugar and all foods that contain sugar. Some of the most concentrated sources of sugar are soda, cookies, chocolate bars, donuts, pastries, ice cream, and ketchup.

*Reduce or eliminate your use of sweeteners like molasses, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, pasteurized/heated honey, and maple syrup.

*Don't drink fruit juices. Even freshly squeezed fruit juice taken over the long term can lead to high blood sugar and insulin levels. If you want to taste fruit, eat whole fruit, not the juice. The fibre, vitamins, and minerals that come with whole fruit help to slow down the pace at which the natural sugars from fruit enter your blood stream.

*Do activities and exercises that build or maintain your muscles. Muscle tissue acts as a storage site for extra sugar. The more muscle tissue you have, the better you can regulate your blood sugar and insulin levels.

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