| Doctors give more importance to blood sugar | | | | your sugar levels much lower than the clinical |
| levels rather than what the elevated sugar levels | | | | limits. |
| can do. Those with fasting glucose levels of | | | | Someone may be having 2 hours post meals |
| 125mg/dl and above are considered diabetic and | | | | sugar levels at say 110 mg/dl. But before coming |
| those below it are considered non diabetic. Does | | | | down to this level it may surge to 180 mg/dl or |
| this level of 125 mg/dl really matter? No. These | | | | even 240 mg/dl. He may be technically defined as |
| by itself are mere numbers. The real concern is | | | | non diabetic or pre diabetic. But still damage would |
| what elevated sugar levels can do to your organs | | | | be done to his vital organs. |
| and nerves. When you have sugar levels of 123 | | | | The key to prevent secondary complication due |
| mg/dl even for few minutes it will still go and | | | | to diabetes is to keep the blood glucose levels low |
| damage your vital organs. But at this fasting | | | | at all times. Always keep it around 110 mg/dl or |
| glucose levels you are not considered diabetic. You | | | | below even immediately after meals. |
| are not considered as someone with pre existing | | | | Unfortunately most of health care professionals |
| medical condition. This will only help you get a | | | | and doctors are overlooking this point but are |
| better insurance deal and lower premiums. But | | | | focusing only on clinical diagnosis levels. That is the |
| what about the damage caused to your vital | | | | reason diabetes has become a major killer and |
| organs? | | | | maiming disease. It is the main cause of clinical |
| Any blood sugar level that is elevated even for a | | | | blindness, limb amputation, heart diseases and |
| moment will damage your vital organs. It is this | | | | kidney failure. All these diabetic patients who |
| elevated sugar in blood that goes and clogs your | | | | develop secondary complications have been taking |
| blood capillaries, damages kidneys, causes heart | | | | their medicines and insulin injection as advised by |
| diseases, damage nerve endings, cause clinical | | | | their doctor. This only shows that major clue |
| blindness and severely weaken your teeth. Your | | | | when it comes to treating diabetes is being |
| main aim should be to keep your nerves, heart, | | | | missed. |
| kidneys and retinas healthy. So you have to keep | | | | |