The blood sugar concentration or blood glucose level is the amount of glucose (sugar) present in the blood of a human or animal.
Normally, in mammals the body maintains the blood glucose level at a reference range between about 3.6 and 5.8 mM (mmol/L). It is tightly regulated as a part of metabolic homeostasis.
Glucose is the primary source of energy for body’s cell, lipids (in the form of fats and oils) being primarily a compact energy store.
It is transported from the bowels or liver to body cells via the bloodstream, and is captivated by body cells with the interference of the hormone insulin normally produced by the body.
Causes of Low Blood Sugar
1. Overmedication with insulin or antidiabetic pills (for example, sulfonylurea drugs)
2. Use of medications such as beta blockers, pentamidine, and sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra)
3. Use of alcohol
4. Missed meals
5. Reactive hypoglycemia is the result of the late insulin let go after a meal has been absorbed and occurs 4-6 hours after eating.
6. Severe infection
7. Cancer causing poor oral intake or cancer involving the liver
8. Adrenal insufficiency
Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar
1. Blurred vision
2. Fatigue
3. Weight loss
4. Poor wound healing (cuts, scrapes, etc.)
5. Dry mouth
6. Dry or itchy skin
7. Impotence (male)
Treatment of acute hypoglycemia
1. If you are cognizant and able to respond when symptoms develop, eat or drink some form of sugar.
Drink fruit juice or sweet (non-diet) soda pop or eat sugar in the form of candy, cubes, or tablets, or other quick-sugar foods.
2. Make sure your family members, coworkers, and others close to you are conscious that you may have episodes of poglycemia, so they can help you.
Emergency treatment for people who do not use insulin usually does not require glucagon, but it may be wanted in rare cases.
3. Tell the people close to you that they should call911or other emergency services if you become sleepy or unconscious.
They also should seek crisis help if you are not insensible but they do not know how to give you an injection of glucagon.
Always have a medical alert bracelet or tag with you. Medical alert jewelry can be bought in pharmacies or on the Internet.
4. Severe cases of hypoglycemia may require hospitalization. You may be given extra glucose in a vein (intravenously) until your blood sugar level is stable in the normal range.
This could take more than a few days, depending on the cause.
Natural Home Remedies for Low Blood Sugar
1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. So, eating two small apples (with peels) daily is beneficial in the treatment of low blood sugar.
2. If the low blood sugar is caused by overexertion or due to under nourishment then molasses in the form of sherbet can help put off fainting due to low blood sugar.
3. Taking pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and raw nuts is a very straightforward and equally efficient natural home remedy for the treatment of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
4. Chestnuts, cashews, and coconuts have a lower potassium / higher sodium ratio thus useful in behind higher blood sugar levels.
5. Drinking fresh tomato juice daily can cure hypoglycemia within two weeks.
6. Herbs such as angostura bitters (or any combination of bitters), artichoke leaf, and gentian root control the blood sugar levels.
7. Natural sweeteners such as stevia, barley malt syrup, molasses, and brown rice syrup can be used to replace sugar.
8. Wild Yam and bilberry assist in controlling insulin levels.
9. The Ayurvedic herb, Gudmar also acts as an effective cure.
10. Milk thistle protects the liver and improve its functioning and hence guards against low blood sugar due to liver evils.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/natural-treatment-for-controlling-blood-sugar-and-exercise-to-control-diabetes-2050723.html
Author: Dr. Lee Mikal
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