The blood-sugar line

Two ordinary days, 24 hours each. Tap a threshold to see what your body does there.

Schematic 24-hour blood glucose curves with thresholds for insulin, counter-regulatory hormones and warning symptoms night Stable range liver tops up quietly Insulin eases off ≈81 mg/dL (4.5 mmol/L) Rescue hormones ≈68 mg/dL (3.8 mmol/L) Warning symptoms ≈58 mg/dL (3.2 mmol/L)

Schematic curves for illustration, not measured data. Thresholds: Mitrakou et al., Am J Physiol 1991; Cryer, Horm Metab Res 1997.