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Posted by admin in Prescription Diabetes Drugs, Weight Loss on May 08th, 2009
If you eat foods containing sugar, the blood level of sugar goes up. If you are a healthy person, within 2 hours after sugar consumption, the blood level goes back to within the normal range of 80 - 120 mg /dl. The consumption of sugar will trigger the receptors in the pancreas to produce insulin which acts immediately to move blood sugar into storage. However, when the release of insulin becomes too excessive as a result of poor receptor response of the sugar level, the blood sugar level drops further. This situation has been erroneously termed as hypoglycemia. This occurrence is common in diabetes.
If you are diabetic, you have to be aware of this episode and know the signs and symptoms because indifference or unawareness can be fatal especially if you are on the move. This is especially so if the episode occurs while you are driving on the road. Mishaps have happened in the past.
Initially the signs are headache, insomnia, anxiety attack, and palpitation. This is a sign of an emergency where adrenaline rushes to take control of the person. In a way, this is good so that the person becomes aware of the problem and can take remedial actions.
Symptoms which follow include fatigue, fainting and memory loss because of a lack of sugar in the brain. You do need sugar in the brain to produce energy. Therefore you should always have a sugar candy or chocolate at hand to avoid aggravating the situation.
To avoid the above episode, you should always monitor your diabetes and start living a healthy lifestyle.
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