Understanding the connection between diabetes and hunger can help not only with food cravings, but in managing other problems associated with diabetes. Hunger can result from both low and high blood sugar, and is especially a problem when glucose in the body goes rapidly up and down. Normally, the blood sugar level is kept in balance by small amounts of insulin from the pancreas and sugar from the liver. The liver notifies the body that it needs more sugar by sending out the feeling of hunger. If there’s not enough insulin to bring the sugar into the cells for energy, or the insulin isn’t working properly, high blood sugar results, yet the body still thinks it needs more. Rapid fluctuations in blood sugar cause excessive levels of insulin, which leads to increased hunger. It’s a delicate balance that be controlled by monitoring glucose and insulin levels, and by understanding how …