The blood sugar rises in the heat because we assume the wrong behaviors or because we face the problem in a more superficial way. Unfortunately, summer on the one hand favors movement and physical activity but on the other temporarily sets aside problems. Thanks to greater sun exposure, we feel somewhat refreshed and we tend to forget the problems that haunt us in everyday life.
Among these there is also blood sugar or diabetes. Especially when we go on vacation and we indulge in the consumption of foods that are a little too caloric, processed and not nutritionally balanced. Maybe we also suspend the checks of glycemic values and worse still “forget” to take the medicines related to the pharmacological treatment in progress.
All these small oversights do nothing but exacerbate an already serious problem and, with this type of attitude, we compromise all the control work done up to now. In order to avoid these unpleasant situations, we continue to check the values and pay more attention to our summer carefree.
Does the blood sugar rise with the cado? True or false?
Blood sugar rises in the heat because we neglect our health duties. In summer we must remember to drink a lot, at least two liters of water a day, rationed throughout the day. Blood sugar and the drugs that treat it can cause excessive fluid loss, which must be replenished with unsweetened drinks and fresh vegetables.
The need for water increases if we carry out a rather intense physical activity. But we must avoid doing sports during the hottest hours of the day because we could risk drops in pressure due to the alteration of our ability to absorb glucose. So we dedicate the space enclosed between the evening and early morning to sport.
In addition, high sun exposure that causes dermatitis or burns can alter blood glucose levels. For this reason we must protect our skin not only for a matter of skin health but also at the intestinal and cardiovascular level. We direct our purchasing choices towards an organic sunscreen with a 50+ sunscreen.
As pleasant as it is, when we suffer from high blood sugar and diabetes in particular, we avoid walking barefoot. The feet are a rather sensitive part for those prone to these pathologies and healing is rather slow. Furthermore, there is a risk of increasing the infection precisely because of the poor protection that lasts for the entire summer season.
But we must devote the greatest attention to food. Unfortunately when we go on vacation we tend to exaggerate, influenced by the local gastronomic proposals. When we go out to eat at restaurants it is difficult to keep calories in mind and balance the nutritional intake because the toppings can fool us.
Despite this, we must limit the consumption of over-processed foods and prefer fresh foods that we have more control over in terms of nutrition. We also avoid drinking sugary drinks that heavily affect blood sugar and rather consume sugar-free flavored waters or vegetable drinks. The “zero sugar” beverage packages hide substances that do not agree with our blood sugar.