Protect Your Heart by Managing Your Glucose with SIBIONICS GS1
If glucose remains too high, it can damage blood vessels and nerves that help your heart pump. This makes your heart pump harder than necessary over time. Managing your glucose not only helps your health but also gives your heart the attention it needs.
The Relationship Between Heart Health and Glucose
High glucose can damage the lining of your blood vessels, making them rigid or blocked. That makes your heart have to work harder to force blood through your body. High glucose can also damage nerves that disrupt the signals telling your heart to beat faster or stronger. Meanwhile, high blood pressure and high cholesterol can add to the load on your heart. By keeping your glucose in a healthy range, you restrict the wear and tear on your vessels and nerves—and give your heart a better chance to stay strong.
Three Simple Ways to Protect
1. Track Your Glucose
Monitoring on a daily basis lets you see trends and create good habits. A continuous glucose sensor like SIBIONICS GS1 makes it easy. You keep on wearing a tiny sensor on your arm for up to 14 days. It measures your glucose level once a minute and sends it to a reader or to a smartphone app. With SIBIONICS GS1, you can:
- Look for a quick glucose reading and trend arrow in one second.
- See up to eight hours of prior readings in the app.
- Alarm to notify you if your glucose goes above or below target.
- Review weekly or monthly reports to determine trends and share them with your healthcare team.
By looking at your information, you can determine what meals, activities, or when during the day cause peaks or dips. That knowledge informs you to make choices that maintain your glucose— and your heart—in in better health.
2. Eat for Both Your Heart and Your Glucose
What you consume has an impact on your vessels, nerves, and glucose level. To give your heart and your glucose the best boost:
- Reduce saturated fats, trans fats, and salt.
- Eat multicolored fruit and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.
- Replace chips with nuts or fruit, and prepare more meals at home.
- Experiment with heart-healthy dishes like a Mediterranean salad, vegetable frittata, or whole-grain pasta bowls with vegetables. Small steps accumulate. Week after week, month after month, a healthier diet can keep your heart and your glucose in better condition.
3. Move in Ways You Like
Exercise strengthens your heart and your glucose level is more stable. You don't need to go to a gym to stay healthy. Here are some options:
- Go for a brisk walk around your neighborhood or school grounds.
- Ride a bike in a nearby park.
- Tend to a garden, which is a mix of light cardio and stretching.
- Do home exercises that combine cardio (e.g., jumping jacks) with strength (e.g., push-ups).
Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days of the week. You can break that into three periods of 10 minutes if it suits you better. Staying active in this manner keeps your glucose in check and maintains your heart muscles healthy.
Ways to Spread the Heart Health Message
Heart Health Month offers a chance to inspire friends and loved ones. Give these ideas a try:
- Post about your experience on social media with hashtags like #HeartHealth and #HeartMonth.
- Cook a heart-healthy meal and take a photo of your creation.
- Wear red on National Wear Red Day (February 7) to raise awareness.
Sharing healthy habits with others assists in building support and makes it more fun.
Keeping Your Heart Strong and Beating
Small steps every day can add up to big benefits for your heart. Glucose monitoring with tools like SIBIONICS GS1 gives you ongoing feedback about how your body responds to food, exercise, stress, and rest. When you combine data-driven monitoring with balanced eating and regular exercise, you lower the risk of vessel damage, nerve stress, and extra work for your heart.
Putting It All Together
1. With SIBIONICS GS1, track simple, round-the-clock glucose on the go.
2. Eat a heart-healthy and stable glucose balanced diet.
3. Enjoy regular exercise if you like to have a healthy, strong heart and stable glucose levels.
4. Share the journey to encourage others throughout Heart Health Month.
By knowing how glucose and heart health relate, you can make decisions that safeguard your body today and the years to come. Small, regular habits—supported by live data from SIBIONICS GS1—are far-reaching steps toward keeping your heart beating strong.
