Yes, you have read well!42.
It is not surprising that managing diabetes is so complex sometimes.
Therefore, the more we know, the more tools we have to make decisions that help us in the day to day.
💬 We share this compilation prepared byDiatribeand translated into Spanish, so you can consult, share it and learn together.
🔍42 factors that affect blood glucose
🍽️ Power
- Amount of carbohydrates ⬆️
- Carbohydrate type ⬆️⬇️
- Fats ⬆️⬇️
- Proteins ⬆️⬇️
- Caffeine ⬆️⬇️
- Alcohol ⬆️⬇️
- Food schedule ⬆️⬇️
- Dehydration ⬆️
- Personal microbioma ❓
💊 Medication
- Dose of the medication ⬆️⬇️
- MEDICINE SCHEDULE ⬆️⬇️
- Drug interactions ⬆️⬇️
- Steroid administration ⬆️⬇️
- Niacin (vitamin B3) ⬆️
🏃 Activity
- Light exercise ⬇️
- High intensity or moderate exercise ⬆️⬇️
- Physical form/training level ⬇️
- Time of day ⬆️⬇️
- Time between food and insulin ⬆️⬇️
🧬 Biological
- Sleep little ⬆️
- Stress and diseases ⬆️
- Recent hypoglycemia ⬇️
- Glucose during sleep ⬆️⬇️
- Dawn phenomenon ⬆️
- Infusion set problems ⬆️⬇️
- Cicatricial fabric / lipodystrophy ⬆️⬇️
- Insulin Intramuscular Administration ⬇️
- Allergies ⬆️⬇️
- High glucose level (glucotoxicity) ⬆️
- Menstruation ⬆️⬇️
- Puberty ⬆️⬇️
- Celiac disease ⬆️⬇️
- Smoking ⬆️⬇️
🌡️ Environment
- Expired insulin ⬆️⬇️
- Impact glucose reading ⬆️⬇️
- Outside temperature ⬆️⬇️
- Solar burns ⬆️⬇️
- Altitude ❓
🧠 Behavior and decisions
- More blood glucose controls ⬇️
- Options and choices by default ⬆️⬇️
- Decision making biases ⬆️⬇️
- Family and social pressures ⬆️⬇️
🔺 The arrows indicate whether these factors tend to climb (⬆️), download (⬇️) or have a variable effect (⬆️⬇️) on glucose.But remember:Each person responds differently.The key is to observe your own body!
👁️🗨️ Use glucose meters or continuous sensors (CGM) to detect patterns and learn from your day to day.Knowledge is power!
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💬 How many of these factors did you know?
Are you surprised?
Tell us your experience and help among all to better understand how to take care of our glucose!
