Sentences with phrase «blood glucose requirements»

Cats also use protein, rather than carbohydrates, to meet their blood glucose requirements.

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Blood glucose is the fuel that provides that energy, which means you will have lower insulin requirements.

They fed them a low - fat, plant - based diet and monitored the changes in their insulin requirements and blood glucose over time.

A low fat diet rich in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber improves the glycemic control, reduces the insulin requirements, slows down the intestinal glucose absorption, enhances the peripheral tissue insulin sensibility, and reduces body fat, arterial blood pressure, serum cholesterol and triglycerides levels [45].

At this point, after the immediate energy requirements of all your body's tissues have been met, the excess glucose in your blood will be converted into a polysaccharide storage form of carbohydrate called glycogen, the majority of which can be found in your muscles and liver.

Brain still needs some glucose (last 25 % of fuel requirements) as do the red blood cells.

I have other blog posts which go into considerable on the science behind WHY I find this necessary, but suffice to say — I believe that a protein rich breakfast starts you out on the best footing to have the protein requirements you have to initiate fat loss, it minimizes the cravings that can sabotage your diet, and it helps you to maintain steady blood glucose levels that are necessary for burning fat.

Practical requirements to start the diet, including software — chronometer, and equipment — urine, blood and breath — testing devices, glucose and ketone strips and monitors required to monitor your clinical ketosis status.

Therefore, red blood cells, for instance, which have an obligatory requirement for glucose, are not depleting the body of glucose.

Keeping his diet consistent will avoid having to make frequent unnecessary changes in insulin requirements in response to constantly changing blood glucose levels.

Because your cat's insulin requirements may change over time, periodic checking of blood glucose or serum fructosamine levels is essential.