“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more
important than any other.” — Abraham Lincoln High blood glucose
is the defining characteristic of diabetes: It’s what leads to a
diagnosis of diabetes, and it’s what can lead to long-term
diabetes complications if sustained over time. Consequently, the
medicines prescribed to treat diabetes lower blood glucose in
one way or another. Exercise, too, usually lowers blood glucose,
which is one of the reasons it’s an important part of a diabetes
treatment regimen. But too-low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia,
is no good, either, since it can cause you to lose
consciousness. Food raises blood glucose level, and certain
other things can, too, such as illness and other forms of
physical or mental stress. The challenge of managing diabetes,
therefore, is to balance all of the things that can raise blood
glucose (including the diabetes itself) with those that can
lower it, so that your blood glucose level stays within a fairly
narrow range. Staying in this