What does a high glucose level mean?

Are you feeling tired all the time? Well, maybe it’s just because you’ve been staying up too late and binge-watching your favorite TV series. But, maybe not. There could be something else going on with your body, like having a high glucose level.

What is glucose?

First of all, let’s talk about what glucose actually is. Believe it or not, glucose is a fancy term for sugar in your bloodstream that your body uses as fuel to live and breathe! Pretty cool, right?

Whenever you eat food or drink beverages with carbohydrates (like pasta or soda), those carbs are broken down into simple sugars such as glucose – which then goes straight into our bloodstream so our cells can use them for energy.

What does “high” mean?

But wait, why would we be talking about “high” levels of sugar/glucose? That doesn’t sound too good…

Ding ding ding! You’re totally right! Just like anything else in life – too much of something usually isn’t good. So just like how excessive amounts of Netflix binging can lead to drained energy levels and eye strain, excessive amounts of blood sugar levels over time can actually cause damage to various parts of the body.

Some may think that we need sugar in order to survive but this simply isn’t true for everyone at every single point in their lives; there might come an instance where someone has more than what they need- hence resulting in higher than normal blood-sugar levels

Symptoms

So what exactly does having high blood sugar look/feel like anyways? Unfortunately there aren’t always obvious warning signs since they tend to sneak up slowly over time rather than being instantaneously noticeable events.

However some symptomscould include:
– Increased thirstiness
– Unexplained weight loss despite constant eating
– Blurry vision
– Sluggishness or feeling regularly tired
– Frequent urination
– Any bacterial/yeast infection that seems to keep coming back

These symptoms can all turn out to be a consequence of having too high levels of sugar in your blood.

How is it measured?

To get technical, doctors measure glucose in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), which means the amount of glucose you have in one-tenth of a liter (.1L) of blood.

For healthy individuals without any health conditions, fasting glucose levels will remain below 100 mg/dL before eating and drinking anything. However if an individual has blood-sugar levels higher than 125mg/dl while they’re fasting(longer than eight hours), it can indicate diabetes.

What causes high glucose?

Now let’s talk about what exactly could cause such alarming highs…we don’t just wake up with extreme amounts of sugar coursing through our veins for no reason!

Some probable factors could include:
– Consuming sugary foods/beverages on a regular(almost daily) basis
– Not getting enough exercise or staying active.
-Regular consumption of foods high on fat percentages with little nutritional value
-Stressful Life situations(e.g losing loved ones, debt)
-having certain health conditions that affect insulin functions

Note====> Full details as to why these are likely factors are better explained by trusted sources (In care you’re actually curious)

But we digress; what’s important is being conscious about how these things apply to us! Practicing mindfulnessandhealthier living habits could go miles into ensuring optimal health outcomes

Potential Risks

As mentioned earlier, continually having above normal readings when it comes to blood-glucose levels over time can take their toll; mainly leading to the development T2D(TYpe two-diabetes.).[So yeah ….errors like this must not happen ]

It could also lead to;
– Heart disease or stroke
-Kidney malfunctions/failure
-Vision troubles possibly leading to blindness in some occasions.
There are a few more illnesses that could come up but we don’t want you rushing over the slightest suspicion

Diagnosis and Treatment?

If there’s a chance you have high blood sugar or suspect it, best believe that seeing your doctor is definitely the way forward. Only they can properly diagnose if this is truly what’s happening!

Some possible tests may include:
– Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (FPG)
-HbA1c Blood test
-Casual plasma glucose test

The treatments for high blood sugar would really depend on your diagnosis…
If diabetes were the conclusion, depending on severity of course , someone might be given advice on dieting habits, medications such as Metforminor Insulin injections…stuff like that.

It’s important to keep communicating with medical professionals so nothing goes unattended too long!

Prevention tips

Now how about some good news? There are plenty of things people can do throughout their day-to-day life to try minimizing their likelihood towards high blood-sugar as well!

Here are just a few ideas!
– Consume more fiber-rich eats of fruits vegetables whole-grains lentils containing carbohydrates rather than processed sugary/junk foods which unfortunately many times contain little nutritional value!
-More exercise!! Of course walking outside occasionally counts!!
-Managing stress further lowers odds … meditation anyone?
Skipping breakfast right before seizing daily routines isn’t exactly helping either-could increase possibility – From individual reports it increases level quite significantly in most cases)

Again prevention is better off at play rather than looking for cures

In conclusion , not everyone has heard about all these stuff and chances are they might only look away after exclaiming “Well i’ll never get anything wrong with me then”. But hey, it’s always better to know more right?

Glucose levels require attention like every other basic human essential, but conscious efforts towards managing it can go a long way towards reducing onset of consequences.

We hope that after finishing up this little article(which doesn’t seem so little anymore!) you’ve gotten a better idea of what high blood sugar actually entails… and why consuming all those sweet snacks isn’t always the best option!

Take care!

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