Handling High Blood Sugar Levels

The increased consumption of refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup has led to a plague of high blood sugar level among both children and adults. In turn, this has led to a number of debilitating medical conditions that have placed an additional strain on our already overextended health care system.

In this article, I will help you understand what leads to elevated blood sugar and provide suggestions for mitigating or avoiding the condition. Please note, there is no substitute for a qualified medical diagnosis, so if you have concerns that blood sugar levels are high in yourself or your family, the most important thing to do is see your doctor as soon as possible.

Energy from the foods we eat is stored in the blood as glucose. The medical term for abnormally high blood glucose levels is hyperglycemia, and it manifests itself in two forms. The body secretes a substance called insulin to allow it to absorb the energy stored in the glucose.
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