SUGAR
(also called GLUCOSE)
As you eat, the food is turned into sugar to give you energy. The conversion from food to sugar is done using insulin.
When your pancreas is not producing enough insulin, excess sugar remains in your blood.
Too much sugar in your blood may lead to kidney failure – heart attack – amputation and even blindness.
Normal Blood sugar is:
Less than 100 (before Meal)
Less than 130 (after Meal)
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to control blood sugar...
follow these
(3) Steps
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MONITOR
Monitor your Blood Sugar daily
using a Blood Sugar Meter
EXERCISE
Walk (45) minutes a day
(5) times a week.
DIET
Balance your Diet
To control your Blood Sugar
follow these (3) steps.
As you eat, the food is turned into SUGAR (glucose) to give you energy. The conversion from food to SUGAR is done using INSULIN.
When your pancreas is not producing enough INSULIN, excess SUGAR remains in your blood.
Fortunately, Diabetes can be controlled even reversed. Simply follow these (3) steps.
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