How Many Grams of Sugar Per Day Should a Diabetic Have?
Blood sugar levels must maintain an equilibrium daily in the life of a diabetic. A diabetic is not barred from eating sugar. He can eat small amounts. But large amounts day in and day out can throw his body off kilter. He must monitor his intake to prevent complications from diabetes.
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U.S. Standards & Low Blood Sugar
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In the United States, the standard measurement for a normal blood sugar reading is 70 to 100 mg/dl (milliliters over deciliters). Anything below this measurements will have a diabetic feeling lousy and sluggish, prompting her to take her blood-sugar-level measurement. Then, she will find something sweet to compensate for the amount that the reading gave her to balance out her blood sugar.
Canadian Standards & High Blood Sugar
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In Canada, the standard measurement for a normal blood sugar reading is 4 to 7 mmol/L (millimoles over liters). Anything above will prompt a diabetic to take his blood sugar reading and put in the appropriate amounts of insulin to bring his blood sugar down. He might also consume foods, herbs and spices, such as cinnamon or lemon juice, to bring down his blood sugar. High blood sugar is better than low blood sugar because high blood sugar can be brought down but a blood sugar too low can lead to diabetic coma and/or death.
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Restaurants & Grocery Stores
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When eating out, a diabetic needs to watch the sugar grams she takes in. It is important to read the labeling on packages in the grocery store tool. The sugar and carbohydrate content and daily serving is key to discerning what type of food is acceptable on her diet.
Natural & Processed Sugar
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A carton or bottle of juice with 23 grams of sugar may be too much sugar for the diabetic to drink. Ten to twelve grams of sugar is acceptable in a carton of juice. Fruit juices laden with high fructose corn syrup are not recommended for the diabetic's diet. In fact, they must be avoided at all costs. Fruit juices that only contain the natural sugar from the fruit itself are encouraged. These sugar grams may be equal in quantity to those obtained from high fructose corn syrup, but the body of a diabetic can process and convert the natural sugar better than it can the refined high-fructose corn syrup.
Grams Per Day Vary
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The most that doctors recommend for their patients is 300 grams per day of sugar. Still, each patient has an individual limit of how much sugar is beneficial to his body. Some diabetics only need 12 grams per day. Other people can survive with 180 grams to 200 grams per day of sugar. The doctor working will use trial and error with his patient to get the right dosage of insulin and the right diet balanced together to promote a healthy eating lifestyle.
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