The number of people walking around with high blood sugar without even knowing it is truly staggering. And part of that is because many people don’t know what high blood sugar symptoms actually look like. High blood sugar (or hyperglycemia) occurs when there’s a buildup of excess glucose in the bloodstream. Over time, untreated high blood sugar can cause additional symptoms, such as recurrent infections and tingling hands and feet.

Early on, high blood sugar can make you feel off in a variety of ways, causing fatigue, frequent urination, headaches, and blurred vision.

Over time, untreated high blood sugar can cause additional symptoms, such as recurrent infections and tingling hands and feet.

Research by Dr. Hara and others in 2007 showed “Arame seaweed has a suppressive effect on hyperglycemia.” The results of these studies show that Arame seaweed extract, inhibits α- glucosidase activity, which is associated with hyperglycemia. This inhibition increased with a higher concentration of Arame seaweed extract and at 0.3mg/ml or greater, a comparable effect to Acarbose (a hypoglycemic agent) was observed. References: T.Hara, et al., 2007, Effect of Seametaherbline on Blood Glucose Levels in Sucrose-loaded Rats, Food Function Jpn, 3 (2), p1-6.

T.Hara, et al., 2007, Effect of Seametaherbline on Blood Glucose Levels in Sucrose-loaded Rats, Food Function Jpn, 3 (2), p1-6.