Monitoring
blood sugar is a health critical for diabetics. Daily testing
of your blood can mean the difference between comfortable living
and complicated health. Its an essential aspect of diabetes
care. Blood sugar monitoring should be perceived as a way to
control your health. But the type of diabetes you are diagnosed
will depend on the frequency in which you test your blood glucose.
Many physicians
recommend type 1 diabetic to test blood sugar a minimum of three
times. Additionally, monitoring is advised more often during
any modifications in routine. For example, consuming more or
less food than usual, travel, labor intensive work and even
excess exercising necessitate blood sugar monitoring.
Now for
patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who take medication
either with or without insulin, a physician may recommend blood
sugar testing once daily. Alternatively, type 2 diabetics who
manage the illness through diet and exercise exclusively, testing
is not required on a daily basis.
Here are
a few ways to troubleshoot a blood sugar monitoring:
Overall,
blood sugar monitors offer accurate readings. In cases where
you believe an error is possible consider the following basics:
How old are the test strips?
Did you
was your hands before conducting the test (dirty hands can
impair accurate results)?
Was an
adequate supply of blood applied to the test strip?
Subsequent
to the first application of blood, was more blood added to test
strip?
How precise
was your timing in the test fresh?
Is the
meter calibrated for the test strip utilized?
Was the
meter in a climate at room temperature?
Are the
meters batteries old?
Is the
meter damaged?
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