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Scary blood sugar indicator
If you’re diabetic or know someone with diabetes, then you know there is a lot of attention given to high blood sugar numbers.
But high blood sugar isn’t the only problem.
Low blood sugar can also cause severe health issues.
And you don’t have to be diabetic to get low blood sugar levels.
People eating an average diet get low blood sugar all the time as well.
Here’s the reality…
Your body has to maintain blood sugar levels in order to survive.
There are no ifs ands or butts about it.
That means if your blood sugar is low your body will do whatever is necessary in order to get your blood sugar levels up.
That means dumping stress hormones into your bloodstream when your blood sugar levels dip below normal range.
Stress hormones are useful, but if they are too high for too long then they can cause chronic internal inflammation which can lead to chronic disease.
As an example of the kind of damage that low blood sugar can cause, a study from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows…
…that people with diabetes who have low blood sugar episodes also get eye disease on a more regular basis than those who successfully control low blood sugar episodes.
People with diabetes who experience periods of low blood sugar — a common occurrence in those new to blood sugar management — are more likely to have worsening diabetic eye disease. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have linked such low blood sugar levels with a molecular pathway that is turned on in oxygen-starved cells in the eye.
Low blood sugar levels are extremely common in people with diabetes and can cause eye disease that leads to blindness.
“Temporary episodes of low glucose happen once or twice a day in people with insulin-dependent diabetes and often among people newly diagnosed with the condition,” says Akrit Sodhi, M.D., Ph.D., the Branna and Irving Sisenwein Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Low glucose levels can also occur during sleep in people with non-insulin dependent diabetes. “Our results show that these periodic low glucose levels cause an increase in certain retinal cell proteins, resulting in an overgrowth of blood vessels and worsening diabetic eye disease,” adds Sodhi.
But here’s the thing…
I’ve tested my own blood sugar with a continuous glucose monitor…
…and I’ve personally found that unless I eat in a very specific way, I also get low blood sugar on a regular basis.
And I’m 100% certain that my experience isn’t unique.
Most people have regular episodes of low blood sugar that create stress hormone spikes.
Low glucose (blood sugar) levels are a significant health problem if they happen on a regular basis — even if you don’t have diabetes.
The researchers found that low glucose levels in human and mouse retinal cells caused a cascade of molecular changes that can lead to blood vessel overgrowth.
The good news is that I’ve figured out a way to minimize dangerous blood sugar drops and to increase blood sugar stability.
There are a few factors that greatly influence human health in a positive way.
Good sleep, being active, and keeping your blood sugar even through a smart diet are key to good health.
—-Important Message for Men with Blood Sugar Problems—-
This special breakfast regulates blood sugar and raises T in men
Blood sugar and testosterone are all connected.
When blood sugar is too high, testosterone falls too low…
This is why a man with blood sugar problems or diabetes almost always has erections problems, low libido, and low testosterone.
It’s blood sugar to blame.
And you get great blood sugar while naturally raising T…
…if you eat the right breakfast every morning that costs less than a dollar to make…
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