Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 05:46
Maintaining normal blood sugar values is very important to overall health. Normal blood sugars are between eighty and one hundred twenty milligrams per deciliter. A blood sugar of seventy milligrams per deciliter will make a person feel extremely hungry. Under seventy is considered hypoglycemia, meaning low blood sugar. Blood sugar over one hundred twenty for an extended time is referred to as hyperglycemia or high blood sugar.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 08/04/2017 - 13:04
Glycemic index is the measure of how fast a food raises blood glucose. The rates at which different foods raise blood sugar levels are ranked in comparison with the absorption of 50 grams of pure glucose. Pure glucose is used as a reference food and has a GI value of 100. The three GI ratings are low with a value of fifty-five or lower. From fifty-five to sixty-nine is considered medium. Seventy and above is high on the glycemic index scale. Foods with a low GI value are the preferred choice. They’re slowly digested and absorbed, causing a slower and smaller rise in blood sugar levels.
