What are the ABCs of diabetes and how to control it?
If you are living with diabetes, this article is for you. To better maintain normal glucose or sugar levels, you need to first be aware of the ABCs of diabetes management.
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Knowing an average glucose or sugar level is helpful in many ways, especially if you're interested in learning more about your health or are concerned about diabetes management. If your glucose monitor repeatedly shows high or low glucose level, it might be time to head over to a clinic or consult your healthcare professional and get some sugar testing done to make sure that your diabetes is under control.
Before we get into glucose meters also known as sugar testing machine, let us first move through some of the basics of glucose or sugar testing. However, extremely high or low glucose or sugar levels can lead to sickness and ill health. Thus, to avoid situations like this, many people invest in glucose meter.
While you may be aware that food affects your glucose levels, the details of consumption are also important. What type of food, how much you’ve consumed, and at what time, are all important factors that need to be considered. Other factors that will affect diabetes include alcohol consumption, medications taken, general illness, and levels of dehydration, stress levels, and age.
The amount of physical activity you get, and what type of activity you do, also greatly affect your glucose levels. When considering a glucose testing, it is important to keep all of these factors in mind so that you can live your healthiest life.
Anyone who resonates with the following diabetes risk factors needs to seriously consider getting their sugar levels checked.
With this information in hand, consider getting your glucose levels checked as soon as possible, either professionally or through a personal device.
References: 48. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes Risk Factors. Accessed 20 May 2023. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/risk-factors.html. 49. Bays HE, et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2007;61(5):737–47.
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