What is elevated blood glucose?

elevated blood glucose
elevated blood glucose

Do you have diabetes and suffer from an elevated blood glucose? What is elevated blood glucose?

Many people who are diabetics suffer from an elevated blood glucose level because as your body adjusts to new medications, insulin, etc. the levels of insulin and glucose that your body is able to make will react differently to each other causing them to work harder.

A healthy glucose level means that your body is running and working smoothly and all parts of your body is working well with each other so that you can have a healthy glucose level. When you are diabetic or have any type of medical history or family history you need to keep careful tabs on your blood pressure and cholesterol levels as well as your blood glucose levels so that none of them get elevated.

Elevated blood glucose, elevated blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels all gone unchecked or untreated can cause many major medical problems such as organ and system failure, heart attacks, stroke and even death.

Being a diabetic and having elevated blood glucose levels are only the beginning of a world wind of events that can occur being a diabetic. Elevated blood pressure can lead to strokes or heart attacks caused by restricted blood vessels and elevated cholesterol levels can lead to stroke, lightheaded, fainting and death if not treated or taken care of when first caught. Many people take elevated blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and elevated blood glucose levels lightly and normally end up finding out the hard way or dealing with near death experiences before they realize how serious elevated blood glucose levels and elevated blood pressure can be.

Are you a diabetic, do you suffer from elevated blood pressure, elevated cholesterol or elevated blood glucose or are you one of the few who has a healthy glucose?

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Using Blood Glucose Charts

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blood glucose charts

Diabetes is quickly becoming one of the greatest health care concerns of modern times, and if you are a diabetic the best way to keep a handle on your diabetes is by keeping track of your blood sugar by using blood glucose charts. Diabetes, if not properly treated, can lead to heart problems, kidney failure, peripheral neuropathy, coma, and even death. The only way to keep these things from happening is to keep your blood sugar as close to normal as possible for as much of the time as possible and this can be done with blood glucose charts.

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The Diabetes Educator Certification

Diabetes Educator CertificationThough death and disability from heart disease, cancer and stroke are on the decline the number of lives affected by diabetes has continued to rise in recent years, this has made the diabetes educator certification more important than ever.

Diabetes, if untreated or poorly managed, can lead to blindness, peripheral neuropathy, kidney failure, and heart disease just to name a few of the detrimental effects of the disease, and this makes certified diabetes educator a very valuable asset when it comes to combating the dreaded disease.

Diabetes educator requirements are that the person be a registered nurse, pharmacist, dietitian or otherwise educated healthcare professional.

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