The Fat Lady Slims

Question 406

How do your blood sugars vary over a day?

References

Wikipedia: Blood Sugar

Graph adapted from What is Normal Glucose? – Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data from Healthy Subjects, Christiansen, Prof. J. S., Annual Meeting of the EASD, Copenhagen, 13-Sep-06

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Ando, K., Nishimura, R., Tsujino, D., Seo, C., & Utsunomiya, K. (2013). 24-Hour Glycemic Variations in Drug-Naïve Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)-Based Study. PloS one, 8(7), e71102. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071102

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Walsh, C. O., Ebbeling, C. B., Swain, J. F., Markowitz, R. L., Feldman, H. A., & Ludwig, D. S. (2013). Effects of diet composition on postprandial energy availability during weight loss maintenance. (S. B. Votruba, Ed.)PloS one, 8(3), e58172. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058172

What is Normal Blood Sugar (blog by Jenny Ruhl)