How often should you test your blood sugar at home? What is the best time to check blood sugar?
Some doctors recommend blood sugar testing as few as
four times a week; others advise doing it as often as four times
a day (or more!). June usually does hers twice a day before
breakfast and when she gets home from work in the late afternoon. She also does it when she's confused about what her
blood sugar is because she's having trouble reading her body
signals. This can be pretty often when she's under pressure or
on a trip or doing an extra lot of exercising or is otherwise out
of her regular routines. Many diabetics like to test two hours
after eating to see how they handled the meal.
Richard K. Bernstein, who advocates very tight control for juvenile diabetics, has evolved a system called "Glucograf." In this system, diabetics test as frequently as six times a day in order to keep their blood sugar normal 90 percent of the time and thereby avoid the complications long term juvenile diabetics can be susceptible to.
Richard K. Bernstein, who advocates very tight control for juvenile diabetics, has evolved a system called "Glucograf." In this system, diabetics test as frequently as six times a day in order to keep their blood sugar normal 90 percent of the time and thereby avoid the complications long term juvenile diabetics can be susceptible to.
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