What are acceptable blood sugar levels?

For a diabetic maintaining an acceptable blood sugar level is key to staying healthy. Diabetics whose blood sugar levels are high must talk with their doctor to find out what their blood sugar level should be which is determined by age, weight, and diet. Diabetes is the high blood sugar in a person’s body. This is because of the small amount of insulin, a chemical that changes the glucose (sugar) in the body into fuel that the body can manage. If the body cannot produce enough of this chemical you become a diabetic and need…

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What is the normal range of blood glucose?

  The normal range of blood glucose depends on many things including weight, age, and other small things. The glucose in the body’s main forms of energy and is really just sugar in the blood stream. If the glucose becomes too high it can damage the person’s body and even kill them. The normal range of blood glucose in an adult is 180m/dl after meals. If the body has a constant or uneven change in the blood glucose levels it may be a sign of diabetes. Hypoglycemia is where the body has a two low…

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