How to Lower Blood Glucose Levels

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, affects millions of people.  It can cause symptoms like nausea, dizziness, and shortness of breath or lead to severe outcomes like coma or death. High blood glucose levels are no laughing matter and regulating blood sugar is important for overall health and wellbeing. Luckily, hyperglycemia is treatable and you can lower blood glucose levels through just a few small changes to your daily routine. [1]What Is Blood Glucose?In order to understand how to lower blood glucose levels, you first have to understand what exactly it is. When you hear someone refer to blood glucose or blood sugar levels, what they are referring to is the number of free glucose molecules circulating in the blood.The human body uses glucose as a fuel source. Through the process of glycolysis, glucose is broken down and ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is released. ATP is like the energy currency of the body.  [2] Glucose is obtained primarily from the diet. Carbohydrates are broken down into their simplest form, glucose.  Additionally, glucose can be obtained from […]…