{"id":9666,"date":"2020-05-26T08:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=9666"},"modified":"2020-05-11T14:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T18:47:13","slug":"tips-for-better-blood-sugar-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/health-maintenance\/tips-for-better-blood-sugar-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Better Blood Sugar Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/p2.piqsels.com\/preview\/209\/621\/156\/analysis-analytics-analyze-app.jpg\" alt=\"glocumeter at 5.3, diabetes, blood, diabetic, sugar, medical ...\" width=\"154\" height=\"104\" \/>\u2022 Spread out carbohydrate into 3 meals each day and 1\u20132 snacks, if needed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Choose fresh fruit instead of juice. Fruit has fiber and will affect your blood sugar slower than drinking juice.<br \/>\n\u2022 Choose a small serving or avoid most desserts, sweets and snack foods. They are high in carbohydrates and do not promote health.<br \/>\n\u2022 Choose to drink water and tea and coffee with no sugar.<br \/>\n\u2022 Avoid all sugary drinks like regular soda, sweet tea, fruit punch, lemonade, and sport drinks. These drinks are high in sugar and can make your blood sugar levels rise quickly.<br \/>\n\u2022 Try to be active every day. If you are not doing any activity at all now, start with just a few minutes of light activity at a time.<br \/>\n\u2022 Achieve and keep a healthy body weight by balancing your food intake with your physical activity over time<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lipid.org\/sites\/default\/files\/lifestyle_tips_for_blood_sugar_control_0.pdf\">www.lipid.org\/sites\/default\/files\/lifestyle_tips_for_blood_sugar_control_0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 Spread out carbohydrate into 3 meals each day and 1\u20132 snacks, if needed. \u2022 Choose fresh fruit instead of juice. 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