Sugar is a very important ingredient in the human body since it is usually used for energy production. It can be obtained through consuming it directly or by breaking down the ingested food and eventually getting glucose (form of sugar while in the body). Once obtained, it is usually absorbed into the blood stream where it can easily be transported to different destinations where it is required. While in the blood,it is often referred to as blood sugar. Something to note though, is that, in order for the blood sugar to effectively work in the body, it needs to be at the right level required by the body and not below or beyond the allowed levels.
To make the blood sugar remain at the needed levels, a hormone known as insulin is usually produced and released so that it can allow the excess sugar in the blood to enter the body cells where it can be metabolized and produce energy for the body. Insulin is produced by an organ in the body known as the pancreas. Pancreas is often situated near the stomach and contains beta cells which are responsible for the production of the insulin hormone. Therefore, for the blood sugar to remain at the required levels, your pancreas needs to be functioning properly as well.
However, some people usually have their blood sugar below the allowed amounts in the body. This condition is often caused by a disease commonly known as Diabetes insipidus that occurs because of a deficiency of the antidiuretic hormone in the body. The antidiuretic hormone is a hormone responsible for concentrating the blood with sugar so that it can be transported to various areas. When the hormone is lacking, then blood tends to become dilute and as a result of this action, no excess sugar spills into the urine hence excreted urine coming out while extremely dilute and in large amounts. In order to assist the body be able to concentrate the blood with sugar, the antidiuretic hormone has to be induced iatrogenically into the patients body through the use of various drugs.
On the other hand, we also have people who tend to have their blood sugar levels always elevating beyond needed amounts in the body. Unfortunately, for this problem to exist, most of the time a disease known as Diabetes mellitus has to have affected the person. This disease is caused by lack of enough or no insulin production in the body thus leaving the blood sugar not being able to be acted upon hence accumulating in the blood and ultimately saturating it beyond the required levels allowed in the body. Once this action has occurred, some of the blood sugar often finds it easy to spill into the urinal system something that makes the urine also get saturated with sugar and that is why you will always find people suffering from diabetes mellitus excreting urine that is full of sugar otherwise referred to as “sweet urine”. In order to bring the sugar levels down to the needed levels by the body, various medication that can be taken either orally or through the use of injections can be used.
To check on your blood sugar, devises such as the Glucose Test Strips and the Blood Glucose Meters are often used. The glucose test strip works by examining a large drop of blood that has been taken from the patient. Once the sample has been placed on the strip, it reacts with the chemicals present in the strip and depending on the color change produced, one is able to determine the amount of blood sugar in the body. However, for the blood glucose meters, a small sample of blood is often drawn from the fingertip of the patient and placed on top of the test strip. Once the amount of blood sugar has been determined, the meter gives out a digital reading that states the amount of blood sugar in the body.
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