As someone living closely with diabetes, you have heard the diabetes healthcare team talk about the importance of blood glucose monitoring.
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Is your blood glucose monitor accurate? How do you know?
Every day, people living with diabetes use their blood glucose monitoring results to make self-management decisions. How accurate should your blood glucose monitor be? What do you need to know about blood glucose monitor accuracy?
Read More »Diabetes and interpreting blood sugar results
If you are regularly checking your blood glucose levels, you can get the most out of your efforts by learning what the results mean.
Read More »Measuring blood sugar levels throughout the day
Should you be measuring blood sugar levels throughout the day? While it’s true that people with diabetes should measure their blood sugar at regular intervals, there are some distinctions regarding how often to test.
Read More »Time to check in
When it’s time to check in with your diabetes healthcare team, make sure you come prepared! Whether it’s a daily blood sugar check, or an annual eye examination, regular testing is a very important part of your diabetes management.
Read More »Target blood glucose levels
Read about target blood glucose levels and how they vary across the course of a day.
Read More »Glucose control – let’s talk about it!
First of all, how important is your glucose control early in your diabetes? The short answer is very. Is it easy? Not really.
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