
Why is My Blood Sugar High After Meals?
For people suffering from high blood sugar , the level spiking after a meal is quite frequent. Now, the question that strikes in your mind is that why the level rises? Lets have a look and analyze the situation which brings such radical change.
What activities should I do to avoid diabetes?
What makes my blood sugar level rise after meals?
After a meal, the carbohydrate is broken down into simpler substances. Glucose is the basic unit to get absorbed into the bloodstream. Its natural for the blood sugar level to rise after a meal. For ordinary people, the blood sugar to come back to normalcy after a certain level. But for a person who is affected with diabetes, it stays high for a more extended period. The reason is that the insulin that is supposed to get released from pancreas does not work reasonably or else it is very slow. Insulin is responsible for absorbing glucose from your bloodstream.
What immediate effects you have after your blood sugar level spikes?
You think the difficulty in concentrating and remembering.
It affects your athletic performance. It affects your strength, flexibility, and endurance.
It affects your irritability or mood shifts
What should I do so that I do not face sugar spikes after meals?
Break down your meals into smaller ones. It gives enough time, and the glucose level in the blood does not shoot up. It also provides enough time for absorption of glucose and the insulin works on the carbohydrate.
Check on your GI ( glycemic index ) and have food based on it. Diet with higher glycemic index results in higher blood level after meals
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