Life's Essential 8™ - How to Manage Blood 糖 Fact Sheet

Understand Blood Glucose

The first step to managing your blood 糖 is to understand what makes blood 糖 levels rise.

葡萄糖: The carbohydrates and 糖s in what you eat and drink turns into glucose (糖) in the stomach and digestive system. Glucose can then enter the bloodstream.
胰岛素: Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that helps the body’s cells take up glucose from blood and lower blood 糖 levels.

In Type 2 diabetes, glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells because:

The body develops “insulin resistance” and can’t use the insulin it makes efficiently.
The pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce insulin.

The result can be a high blood glucose level.

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Health care professionals can take blood glucose readings and provide recommendations. If you’re diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you will need to monitor your blood 糖 level regularly.

Know 糖尿病。 by Heart can help you manage Type 2 diabetes.

Fasting Blood Glucose Level, Diagnosis and What It Means:

Lower than 100 mg/dl – Normal – Healthy range
100 to 125 mg/dl – Prediabetes (Impaired Fasting Glucose) – At increased risk of developing diabetes.
126 mg/dl or higher– 糖尿病。 Mellitus (Type 2 diabetes) – At increased risk of heart disease or 中风.

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吃聪明: Eat a healthy diet of vegetables, 水果, 全谷物, 豆子。, 豆类, 坚果, plant-based proteins, lean animal proteins like fish and seafood. Limit 糖y foods and drinks, red or processed meats, 咸的食物, refined carbohydrates and highly processed foods.
多运动: Being physically active can lower your risk of developing diabetes and help you manage the disease if you already have it.
控制体重: Stay at a healthy weight to help prevent, delay or manage diabetes.
没有尼古丁: 吸烟, 特许经销商, exposure to secondhand smoke or using tobacco can increase your risk of heart disease, 中风, many cancers and other chronic diseases. It may also make prediabetes and diabetes harder to manage.