How does sugar affect the blood

	Project title: How does sugar affect the blood
Difficulty level:	Middle school
Main link:	None

Hypothesis:

I think the blood sugar level will rise 30 minutes after eating.

Materials:

Glucometer
test strips
foods with sugar

The Procedure:

Each morning when I wake up I will test my blood sugar. I will eat and check it again in 30 minutes. Then I will record readings. I will also eat foods with high sugar content at different times of the day and test each 30 minutes after eating food. I will also record those readings to show the rise in blood sugar.

Results:

I found that upon arising my blood sugar registered anywhere from 104 to 114. After eating breakfast and testing 30 minutes later my blood sugar rose to 200 to 220. After eating a candy bar that contained a large amount of sugar my blood sugar level rose to over 300. I found that anytime I ate food with sugar my blood sugar level would be very high. If I ate a regular meal my blood sugar level stayed much lower tthan when I ate high sugar foods.