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2. Blood sugar level - Wikipedia

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   The blood sugar level, blood sugar concentration, blood glucose level, or glycemia is the measure of glucose concentrated in the blood. The body tightly regulates blood glucose levels as a part of metabolic homeostasis.

3. Diabetic? These Foods Will Help Keep Your Blood Sugar ... - AOL

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   For diabetics, keeping close tabs on blood-sugar levels is essential, and that means keeping close tabs on diet.

4. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. [10][11] Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects. [12] Classic symptoms include thirst, polyuria ...

5. Glucose test - Wikipedia

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   Glucose test. Purpose. estimate blood sugar levels. Many types of glucose tests exist and they can be used to estimate blood sugar levels at a given time or, over a longer period of time, to obtain average levels or to see how fast body is able to normalize changed glucose levels. Eating food for example leads to elevated blood sugar levels.

6. Glycemic index - Wikipedia

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   Graph depicting blood sugar change during a day with three meals. The glycemic (glycaemic) index (GI; / ɡlaɪˈsiːmɪk / [1]) is a number from 0 to 100 assigned to a food, with pure glucose arbitrarily given the value of 100, which represents the relative rise in the blood glucose level two hours after consuming that food. [2]

7. Blood glucose monitoring - Wikipedia

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   Blood glucose monitoring reveals individual patterns of blood glucose changes, and helps in the planning of meals, activities, and at what time of day to take medications. [2] Also, testing allows for a quick response to high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).