A business associate asked me to write a post about high fructose corn syrup in her newly created blog. The blog targets mothers and the topics range from athletics to health to car pooling.
As usual, my go-to first information source was my own files. I’ve collected information on line and off line of dozens of topics, particularly those relating to health. I entered the information pool at the diabetes folder because I knew I’d file any information about blood glucose levels there. After all, diabetes is one of our major concerns when it comes to regulating our blood sugar levels. A blood sugar that’s too high over a period of time is likely to lead to diabetes.
Diabetes is a disease in which your body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is the hormone that’s needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy which you need for daily life.
I had forgotten about what an insidious disease diabetes is. It certainly shortens your life because every working organ in your body is doing its best and working its hardest to adjust and combat the high sugar levels.
The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles
Many people believe that if diabetes runs in their family - a parent or grandparent or even a sibling is diabetic – they are going to succumb to diabetes. But that’s not necessarily so. If you can control your blood sugar numbers – with diet and exercise – you may either prevent the disease, delay the beginnings of diabetes well into your later years, and/or limit the severity of your diabetes.
Why even worry about your blood sugar levels and diabetes? Because diabetes and high glucose levels can be deadly.
A study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care, reported that people with the highest blood sugar levels (7 percent and above) had more than twice the incidence of premature death. This was caused by diseases of the circulatory system and disorders of the endocrine, metabolic and immune systems which are all impacted when your body can’t absorb all the sugar you’ve taken in.
The normal range of glucose for people without diabetes is 4 to 6 percent. A fasting blood sugar level of 126 mg/dl or higher is consistent with type 1 or type 2 diabetes especially when other symptoms are shown such as increased thirst or hunger, frequent urination and weight loss.
Before I get around to researching high fructose corn syrup I’m going to write another post about how you can limit sugar in your diet – which will help you maintain a healthy weight as well as lessen you chance of dealing with diabetes. I'd love to include some of your challenges!
To your success at living a balanced life.
Ruthan
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