Did you know that there are at least 42 factors that can influence your glucose levels?

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

1. Amount of carbohydrates ⬆️
2. Carbohydrate type ⬆️⬇️
3. Fats ⬆️⬇️
4. Proteins ⬆️⬇️
5. Caffeine ⬆️⬇️
6. Alcohol ⬆️⬇️
7. Food schedule ⬆️⬇️
8. Dehydration ⬆️
9. Personal microbioma ❓

💊 Medication

1. Dose of the medication ⬆️⬇️
2. MEDICINE SCHEDULE ⬆️⬇️
3. Drug interactions ⬆️⬇️
4. Steroid administration ⬆️⬇️
5. Niacin (vitamin B3) ⬆️

🏃 Activity

1. Light exercise ⬇️
2. High intensity or moderate exercise ⬆️⬇️
3. Physical form/training level ⬇️
4. Time of day ⬆️⬇️
5. Time between food and insulin ⬆️⬇️

🧬 Biological

1. Sleep little ⬆️
2. Stress and diseases ⬆️
3. Recent hypoglycemia ⬇️
4. Glucose during sleep ⬆️⬇️
5. Dawn phenomenon ⬆️
6. Infusion set problems ⬆️⬇️
7. Cicatricial fabric / lipodystrophy ⬆️⬇️
8. Insulin Intramuscular Administration ⬇️
9. Allergies ⬆️⬇️
10. High glucose level (glucotoxicity) ⬆️
11. Menstruation ⬆️⬇️
12. Puberty ⬆️⬇️
13. Celiac disease ⬆️⬇️
14. Smoking ⬆️⬇️

🌡️ Environment

1. Expired insulin ⬆️⬇️
2. Impact glucose reading ⬆️⬇️
3. Outside temperature ⬆️⬇️
4. Solar burns ⬆️⬇️
5. Altitude ❓

🧠 Behavior and decisions

1. More blood glucose controls ⬇️
2. Options and choices by default ⬆️⬇️
3. Decision making biases ⬆️⬇️
4. 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!

Few seem to me ... everything influences.

The only thing that does not alter glucose is water.

hahahaha ... we are still in time to expand the list @

meginer said:
@meginer said:

Few seem to me ... everything influences.

The only thing that does not alter glucose is water.

Hi.Corticosteroids that I now
Taking for the allergy, the mother who paiòs them.
Something. Now well, what uploads glucose are concerns and
dislikes, almost inevitable in this life. Other things can vary glycemia
but they can be available to be controlled.

Greetings

Hello,

In medication I believe that the place of insertion of insulin must be added;Especially, for those who do not carry microinfusora but they are injected with pens or syringes ...

Yesterday I read that alpha cells (those that produce glycogen) in the DBT1, play us against.They go crazy and when we are high they produce glycogen so that it goes up even more.Those who do not have pancreas have less hyperglycemia and weakest than us, (even if their hypos are worse).

Another reason why we can shoot sugar.

Something very important that should be added in the 'activity' section is sedentary lifestyle.I work in front of a computer screen, and there is no thing that uploads the glucose than to be sitting for hours working.The more concentration I put, the more I shoot ... I suppose that because the intense mental activity produces cortisol, I know.What I am clear about is that three hours of intense work, without moving from the chair, I get more glucose than a meal with hydrates, and with much difference.

@Tony doesn't happen to you, that glucose collapsesWhat do you walk a little after being hours in front of the screen and that has climbed?

@Fer Walking is one of the 'tricks' that I use to lower glucose when I work.But no, I do not go down suddenly, I have to be walking at a good pace for a while to start dominating the 'beast'.The drops at once with the low intensity exercise usually come to carry in the active insulin body