Blood Sugar Levels Quotes

Dark bread like rye or pumpernickel is much healthier than the refined white bread favored by many Americans.

When you eat a piece of white bread, think of it as putting a tissue on a fire. But if you eat something that has wholegrains, whether it's a little bit of oatmeal, a little bit of protein, it's like putting a log on the fire.

I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up.

When I'm training for 'True Blood,' I don't eat any sugar except for some fruit here and there. So it's no sugar, no bread, no real carbs all day.

If your body produces more blood glucose than the muscle needs, it gets converted into fat. So always choose low-GI carbs like green vegetables and low-GI rice like basmati.

I need to eat every three hours - it keeps my metabolism going so I stay at a certain weight.

My carbs kick in at dinner, which makes no sense.

My mom was a diabetic. Her sister was a diabetic, so I was already a candidate.

My weight does fluctuate, and there are extreme highs and lows in my blood sugar, so there is some worry about diabetes.

Yeah! I got type-two diabetes! I'm sure there's going to be some media scandal now, saying I got it because I gained and lost weight for movie parts or something - but I doubt that.

I've never met a bread basket that I didn't love. At the same time, it can make me tired.

My metabolism is very high, and I love sweets and food.

When I eat a lot of sugar, I feel so gross. You feel so heavy, and you don't feel as energized.

I notice a difference in my body, in my energy, and physically in how I look. When I do have the white bread, the white flour, I just feel puffier and doughier. So I do try to be mindful of having protein and vegetables and a clean diet, really for my energy.

I tend not to eat lunch because a midday meal makes me want to sleep in the afternoon.

With some diseases, like type 2 diabetes, if people get alerted early, they can take steps to avert getting sick.

Sometimes, life just gets to me where I just get so frustrated to the point of tears. If my blood sugar drops too low, then I will get upset about anything. If too many things happen in a row, especially being on tour and getting ready to release all of these emotions into the world - I'm just an emotional person in general.

Most grain foods, whether we're talking about quinoa, amaranth, the very popular grains of the day - the reality is they still are associated with a carbohydrate surge.

My dad had an aunt at the turn of the century who died from diabetes, but she was the closest affected relative in my family.

Today, diabetes is now epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association and other national healthcare leaders.

I have a huge appetite. I can eat enough for three people. So for me, eating small meals through the day is key. It keeps me full, at the same time it doesn't make me lethargic.

Don't eat sugar. It's stupid.

I'm an authentic person: I can talk about diabetes and how it affects you because I'm actually diabetic, and I know how much help a person needs, whether it's support physically or just understanding and being conscious of what diabetes really is.

When I first found out I had diabetes I denied it.

My dad is a Type 1 diabetic. I grew up in a household where we were really conscious about cutting back on sugar because we had to for his health.