Why do diabetics feel cold?

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asked Aug 12, 2022 in Other- Health by Herrodi (1,180 points)
Why do diabetics feel cold?

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answered Aug 29, 2022 by 12iroanges (25,000 points)
Diabetics feel cold as a result of reduce circulation of the blood.

When a person is diabetic they usually have poor blood circulation which causes them to feel cold.

The 10 warning signs of diabetes are.

Increased urination.
Always feeling thirsty.
Always being hungry.
Unexpected weight loss.
Blurry Vision.
Bruises heal slowly or not at all.
Dark patches form on your skin.
Your skin becomes very dry.
Frequent yeast infections.
And hands and feet that hurt or become tingly.

After waking up you should test your blood sugar immediately after waking up and before you eat anything in the morning.

A good blood sugar level in the morning is between 70 and 130 mg/dL before you eat breakfast, and between 70 and 180 mg/dL at other times.

The normal range for blood glucose for people without diabetes is 70 to 120 mg/dl.

The average blood sugar by age should be 90 to 130 mg/dL (5.0 to 7.2 mmol/L) for adults.

From 90 to 130 mg/dL (5.0 to 7.2 mmol/L) for children, 13 to 19 years old.

From 90 to 180 mg/dL (5.0 to 10.0 mmol/L) for children, 6 to 12 years old.

Normal blood sugar levels are less than 100 mg/dL after not eating (fasting) for at least 8 hours.

And they're less than 140 mg/dL 2 hours after eating.

During the day, levels tend to be at their lowest just before meals

The time of day that blood sugar is the highest is between the hours of 2:00 AM and 8:00 AM.

During the day, blood sugar levels tend to be at their lowest just before meals.

For most people without diabetes, blood sugar levels before meals hover around 70 to 80 mg/dL.

For some people, 60 is normal; for others, 90 is normal.

Cold hands and cold fingers can affect your blood sugar readings and when your hands and fingers are cold it can cause your blood sugar to rise which leads to high blood sugar readings.

Squeezing your finger can affect your blood sugar readings and cause low readings as the sugar in the blood gets disrupted slightly when you squeeze your finger.

Different fingers can get different glucose readings because the blood sugar level can be slightly different in each finger.

Blood sugar levels in your fingertips show changes more quickly than those in other testing sites.

This is especially true when your blood sugar is rapidly changing, like after a meal or after exercise.

Things that can cause false high blood sugar readings include medication interference's, extreme hematocrit values, extreme environmental conditions and application errors.

Even not washing your hands before doing the blood sugar test can cause false high blood sugar readings.

If you don't remember to wash your hands before checking your blood sugar, you may experience a false alarm.

Testing your blood sugar after handling food can produce an erroneously high reading because sugar residues on the skin can contaminate the blood sample, research has shown.

Foods that can lower your blood sugar quickly are eggs, fermented vegetables, nuts and nut butters, seeds and seed butters, beans, lentils, oats, salmon and other fatty fish.

Unsweetened yogurt and Kefir can also lower your blood sugar.

Drinking water will lower blood sugar as the water helps to dilute the amount of glucose which is sugar in your blood stream which in turn lowers your blood sugar.

Drinking plenty of water and staying hydrated can help to keep your blood sugar levels maintained as well.

Drinking a glass or two glasses of lemon water can help lower your blood sugar.

Lemons as well as lemon water can help to lower your blood sugar.

Lemon water and lemons are also very healthy for you as well.

To lower your blood sugar immediately you should take fast acting insulin.

Exercise and drinking some water can also help with lowering your blood sugar although fast acting insulin is how you should lower your blood sugar immediately especially if it's too high.

Drinking water can help to lower your blood sugar levels.

Other ways to lower your blood sugar include.

Exercise regularly.
Manage your carb intake.
Eat more fiber.
Drink water and stay hydrated.
Implement portion control.
Eat foods with a low glycemic index.
Try to manage your stress levels.
Monitor your blood sugar levels.

The glycaemia, also known as blood sugar level, blood sugar concentration, or blood glucose level is the measure of glucose concentrated in the blood of humans or other animals.

Approximately 4 grams of glucose, a simple sugar, is present in the blood of a 70.3 kg human at all times.

A blood sugar level less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) is normal.

A reading of more than 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) after two hours indicates diabetes.

A reading between 140 and 199 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L and 11.0 mmol/L) indicates prediabetes.

Drinking water on a regular basis does help lower your blood sugar levels.

The way drinking water lowers your blood sugar levels is through the dilution of the amount of your glucose "Sugar" in your bloodstream.

The water that you drink dilutes that sugar or glucose which in turn lowers your blood sugar levels.

So if you suffer from high blood sugar you can easily lower your blood sugar to safe levels by consuming a few glasses of water per day.

The more water you consume the lower your blood sugar levels will be and the healthier you'll be as well.

Water helps to hydrate you and to flush toxins out of your kidneys as well.

It's recommended to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day but even a few of glasses of water per day is better than drinking no water at all.

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