Blood Sugar: 7 Signs That Yours Is out of Whack—and What to Do About It

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, like (which work by stimulating the release of insulin to lower blood sugar, thereby reducing hunger), means we’re now far more aware of the impact our blood sugar levels can have on our weight – as well as our overall physical and mental health – than before.Health professionals have long been warning about the impact rollercoaster blood sugar levels can have on our bodies and minds, but these messages are being heard more widely thanks to the exposure the subject is getting on social media.

Just take the French biochemist Jessie Inchauspé, also known as on Instagram, as an example . She has an audience of 2.9 million hanging on her every sugar-savvy word.We asked the experts for a rundown of the key things to know about blood sugar, and how to balance it for maximum health benefits.“Blood sugar is, in simple terms, the amount of glucose circulating in our blood,” says Henrietta Norton, the co-founder of Wild Nutrition. “The glucose is generated from the food we eat, or from stored forms of glucose (called glycogen).

Glucose is essential for fueling our cells and is most crucial for our brains.” It’s vital to have a healthy supply of it in the blood stream.Healthy blood sugar levels provide our cells with the energy they need to do their respective jobs.

But when they fluctuate a lot, and there is excess insulin in the body on a daily basis, this can contribute to all manner of issues, like “fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, depression, impaired immunity, , PCOS, menstrual abnormalities and more," says nutritional therapist Rhian Stephenson.Insulin resistance occurs when the body’s cells no longer respond to insulin (the hormone that instructs cells to take in sugar and convert it to energy) in the same way.