Monitoring As someone living with diabetes, we invariably end up needing to schedule a host of diabetes monitoring tests.
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Monitoring
What’s the difference between A1C and blood glucose levels?
Checking your A1C as well as your blood glucose levels are things you’ll do when you have diabetes.
Read More »Self-monitoring of blood sugar – benefits or bust?
Most recently you may have heard that performing blood sugar (glucose) monitoring is a waste of money. It is important to understand that this is not a correct statement for most people with diabetes.
Read More »Home blood glucose meters – which one do I choose?
My last blog entry addressed the importance of using home blood glucose monitoring strategically.
Read More »Blood glucose monitoring: to check and when to check? That is the question!
Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has been around for 40 years.
Read More »Self-monitoring your blood pressure
High blood pressure – also called hypertension – increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. It’s important to keep blood pressure within diabetes management targets.
Read More »What are the recommended blood sugar targets for people with diabetes?
Keeping your blood sugar levels in their target ranges is very important. When blood sugar levels drop too low, this results in hypoglycemia, which can make you feel light-headed, nauseous and unable to concentrate.
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