22 Factors That Affect Blood Glucose

A guide to some of the causes of high and low blood sugars

It's often easy to fall into the trap of thinking you're at fault for out of range blood sugars. But at diaTribe, we've learned that there are all kinds of factors that affect blood glucose, many of which are out of your control or challenging to remember or account for. Based on personal experience, conversations with experts, and scientific research, we've created a list of 22 factors that can affect blood glucose and explanations for how and why they can change blood glucose levels.

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