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Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Low Blood Sugar Can Kill: The Symptoms Are Often Minor And Go Unnoticed

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By Colter Bjanis


A blood chemistry condition called hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, occurs when the amount of sugar in your bloodstream in below the quantity required for the healthy functioning of the cells your body.

The disorder happens frequently in people who are taking certain pills or insulin for diabetes. It is also known as hypoglycemia, and can sometimes lead to a medical emergency called insulin shock.

Signs and symptoms of it are triggered by the effect of low blood sugar levels on the brain and other critical organs. As a counter, the body can release adrenaline and glucagon, which are hormones that increase blood sugar and act as a counter to hypoglycemia.

Indications consist of weakness, confusion, breath that smells like fruit, rapid breathing and extreme thirst light-headedness, sleepiness, confusion, difficulty speaking, anxiety, headache, hunger, tremors, sweating, pale skin, irritability, dizziness, feeling shaky trouble concentrating and shakiness.

When your blood sugar level is less than 70 milligrams per deciliter, you might have a seizure or lose consciousness, an indication of hypoglycemia.

Diabetics, women and the elderly have a serious condition called low blood glucose levels, or hypoglycemia. The condition has been related to reduced intelligence, temporary senility, and lowered intelligence.

You can avert low blood glucose affiliated with diabetes by monitoring the amount food you eat after exercising; by not missing scheduled meals or snacks, and eating them on time; by testing your blood glucose levels regularly and more often if you feel out of sorts.

Hypoglycemia is treated by restoring the blood glucose level to normal by the consumption of dextrose or carbohydrate foods.

Scientists have discovered a tasty way to help regulate diabetes from carbohydrate blocking compounds in Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines.

Toronto Western Research Institute scientists made an important discovery that assists diabetics make more insulin.

The researchers discovered a protein receptor called SNARE that functions in a crucial way that causes the pancreas to release insulin.

The pancreas releases the hormone insulin as a consequence of the elevation of your blood glucose levels. When the pancreas discharges an overly large amount on insulin, the hormone can not only diminish the excess glucose, but reduce normal blood sugar levels as well. Blood sugar levels can be reduced to unsafe levels when the pancreas over produces insulin.

The pancreas is a vital gland situated deep in the abdomen cavity to the back of the stomach. Because of its location it's been named the hidden organ. As a result of an increase in blood sugar, the gland can speedily increase the generation of insulin, and just as quickly reduce the hormone when blood glucose levels normalize. If you're a type1 diabetic you must take insulin every day to survive.

Researchers are working to identify factors so that targeted treatments can be designed to stop the autoimmune process that destroys the pancreatic beta-cells. This happens when the immune system mistakes beta cells as a pathogen, or antibody, and attacks and disables them.




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