We’ve all heard of diabetes, and some of us even hypoglycemia, but most are not aware of the reasons why adults contract such diseases – mainly diabetes. See, your body uses the food you eat into glucose which is your body’s key source of energy. This energy is shared with your entire body, but mainly your muscles. Without this “energy” muscles cannot provide you with the strength and energy you need to perform simple, daily tasks. Your glucose levels are so important, that they even determine your energy level and your physical appearance.

When blood sugar levels are not regulated – or frequently fluctuating – or are often times to high, your body doesn’t know what to do other than to try to regulate it. To do this your body stores food – fuel – as fat. Okay, well there is a little more to it, but that is the idea. Point is, if you don’t take care of your body, it will try to take care of itself; but it may not be in the way that you desire.

The foods that you eat play the biggest role in your glucose and insulin levels; the more sugar you eat the more your body is going to have to process and try to counteract. There is sugar in everything! White grains, for example, are extremely rich in sugar – the bad kind – but many people go on eating them day in and day out. Rather than eating these white grains, try to stick with whole grain foods; you will consume a much smaller content of sugar this way.

Balancing your sugar levels is not as difficult as many people think and – by no means – should you let it intimidate you. Diabetes is a life-threatening disease and is much more difficult to deal with. It is better to learn to feed your body the right way now rather than when it is too late and becomes necessary to save your life. Well, it is necessary, but you get the point.

One of the greatest mistakes people make when it comes to sugar levels, other than eating too much, is not eating enough. Your body needs a certain number of calories every day; without them your body will store and feed off of itself when this does not happen, which causes the same problem as eating too much sugar. Therefore, you need to make sure that you are eating; but eat the right foods – fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and fat (dairy).

Secondly, eat more frequently. Eating 200-400 calories every 3 hours is much better for your blood glucose levels than eating 3 meals a day. See, when you keep your body nourished it does not have to stop and decide how to process the food. Nor does your body have the chance to get so hungry that it thinks it is starving, hence storing the food. Your body needs things from you, without these things it will get confused and try to fight for you, don’t make it, give it what it needs.