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What Are the Benefits of Blood Sugar Monitoring?

Blood sugar monitoring is one treatment for diabetes. Monitoring blood glucose is achieved by using a blood glucose meter. Your blood sugar levels are always changing, but with this meter, you can learn your blood glucose level at any moment in time.

  1. Target Range

    • It is unhealthy to maintain a too high or too low blood glucose level. Monitoring your blood sugar tells you if you are in your target range.

    Knowing Your Level

    • Knowing your blood glucose level lets you know what you need to do to correct an imbalance. If your level is too low, you can eat something to bring it up. If if it is too high, you can exercise to bring it down.

    What Affects Your Blood Glucose

    • Certain foods increase you blood sugar more than others. By checking your blood glucose before and after a meal, you can determine what effect certain foods have on your blood glucose level.

    Is My Treatment Working?

    • Many patients use blood sugar monitoring, insulin, diet modifications, and other treatments to control diabetes. By monitoring your blood sugar throughout the day, you can determine how your overall treatment is working.

    Prevention: Heart and Eye Damage

    • Patients with consistently high blood sugar may damage blood vessels in their eyes and heart. By monitoring your blood sugar, you can prevent blindness and heart attacks.

    Prevention: Kidney Damage

    • Patients with consistently high blood sugar may damage their kidneys. By monitoring your blood sugar levels, you can prevent kidney disease and kidney failure.

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