First of all, there is no immediate quick fix for high blood sugar numbers other than injected insulin, which is what they would do in the Emergency Room. Check your blood glucose more than once, just to confirm. Make sure your hands are clean. For any blood glucose over 300 mg/dL (16.5 mmol/l), call your … Continue reading How to Lower Blood Sugar
Stress Awareness Month – April
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/stress-awareness-month-april/ Goal: To lower blood sugar through minimizing stress and anxiety. Both research and experience clearly demonstrates that stress (good or bad) can raise your blood sugar! Evaluate what might be … Continue reading Stress Awareness Month – April
Foot Health Awareness
Even though Ellen and James White didn't know about peripheral neuropathy in diabetic feet, they did seem to have some insight about the importance of keeping one's feet healthy! BASIC DIABETIC FOOT CARE Since it is so very important for people with diabetes to exercise by walking (as much as they can), it is also … Continue reading Foot Health Awareness
Intermittent Fasting
Goal: To explore the possibilities of Intermittent Fasting and its effects on diabetes, and to determine whether some level of fasting might be appropriate for you. April 30 is National Day of Fasting and Prayer, proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 30, 1863. So it seemed appropriate to focus on Intermittent Fasting during the month … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting