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What is the normal range for blood sugar?

What is the normal range for blood sugar? For diabetics keeping a normal range blood sugar level is key to survival. Too much and the body begins to suffer damage, too little and you may have to even go to the hospital. Diabetes is where the pancreas stops or slows in the creation of essential chemical called insulin. Insulin is a chemical that the body uses to change the sugar in the bloodstream into fuel that the cells can use. When there is not enough insulin the sugar levels may rise. When the sugar…

Have you had a type 2 diabetes sample diet?

Diabetics have to undergo vast lifestyle changes when they are first diagnosed. There then becomes so many things that they cannot eat. Items that are full of sugar soon become off limits and can depress the diabetic. A type 2 sample diet can consist of some of the more bland foods in the world but can be spiced up with some help. A average (or at least by the American diabetes association) breakfast for a diabetic should be a ½ cup of skim milk, a ½ a banana, 1 slice of toast, and ½ cup…