Try to stay within this range!
Hyperglycemia is a common chronic metabolic disease in daily life, its prevalence has caused serious threats to the life safety of middle-aged and elderly people.
Therefore, diabetes is described as an “immortal cancer” because it cannot be completely cured and patients can only rely on continuous medication or insulin injections to maintain stable blood sugar levels to reduce the risk of complications.
However, what is worrying is that more than half of people do not realize when their blood sugar is high. Even if some patients regularly check their blood sugar, they may still lack a full understanding of their normal blood sugar levels.
So we also have to check blood sugar in time, for middle-aged and elderly people, what is the normal blood sugar level?
Under normal circumstances, when a person is hungry, the blood sugar level is 3.9-6.1 millimoles per liter, if the blood sugar level is 6.1-7.0 millimoles per liter, it means that the fasting blood sugar is damaged. And if the blood sugar level exceeds 7.0 millimoles per liter, it can basically be diagnosed as diabetes. In fact, there are many factors that affect the blood sugar measurement results, the results of a single test may not be completely accurate, so you can choose to test your blood sugar on an empty stomach the next day.
How to stabilize blood sugar?
- Persistently go to bed early and wake up early: To effectively stabilize blood sugar during normal times, you should ensure adequate sleep, persist in going to bed early and waking up early, try to go to bed before 11 pm, and wake up before 7 am, so that the body can get enough rest, and at the same time can promote the repair and operation of the body's organs, after waking up in the morning, people's energy is particularly abundant, and their mood will be more comfortable. Because if you lack sleep for a long time, blood sugar will fluctuate easily, which is not beneficial for stabilizing blood sugar.
- Drink plenty of water: When the blood sugar level in the body increases, the blood volume will gradually decrease, the blood will gradually concentrate, so the blood sugar level will increase, thereby creating a vicious cycle. Therefore, in normal times, we should form the habit of drinking plenty of water, ensuring about 1200 ml of water per day, which can effectively dilute the blood sugar concentration and reduce the occurrence of diabetes.
- Soaking feet in hot water: Many people have the habit of soaking their feet in hot water before going to bed. In fact, if you use hot water to soak your feet, you can gradually speed up blood circulation in your feet, thereby helping to improve the body's metabolism. After soaking your feet, massaging your feet properly can also stabilize blood sugar levels to a certain extent. However, when soaking your feet, the water temperature should not exceed 37 degrees Celsius. Each soak should last about 15 minutes.
