What to do about high blood sugar levels.

High blood sugar levels, hyperglycemia, do not cause any short term damage to your internal organs but will lead you to; feel week and tired, be thirsty all the time, have to urinate frequently, have blurred vision and make you more susceptible to infections. It's terribly hard on the elderly as it can cause the aged to be dehydrated, have an electrolyte imbalance and make them more apt to fall.

Long term complications include; diabetes and the complications that accompany it, eye disease or blindness, kidney disease and neuropathy. It can also contribute greatly to heart disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

To lower high blood sugar levels you should practice:
1. Daily exercise. A thirty minute walk everyday helps burn calories and keep glucose levels at a more optimum level.
2. Eat mostly 'low-glycemic' foods such as apples, oranges, pears, oatmeal, peanuts, beans, peas and granola.
3. Eat very little 'high-glycemic' foods like, white bread, rice, and potatoes. (A thing to note..these 'high-glycemic' examples convert to glucose much faster than a candy bar.)
4. Drink a minimum of eight to ten glasses of water daily.
5. Gingseng, cinnamon and huckleberries, taken daily, also have properties that help lower blood sugar levels.