So what is smart self blood sugar monitoring? Help your diabetologist by taking a spread out of blood sugars – pre and post meal (two hours ...
So what is smart self blood sugar monitoring?
Help your diabetologist by taking a spread out of blood sugars – pre and post meal (two hours after the meal) on different days, coupled with one or two readings of 5:00 pm sugars, bedtime sugars and 3:00 am sugars.
Bedtime blood glucose level should be maintained between 100 and 140 mg/dl. If bed time glucose is less than 100 mg/dl consume a carbohydrate (CHO) snack before going to bed. If the 5:00 pm random blood sugar is less than 80 mg/dl, there is risk of going into hypoglycaemia at night.
If you are a physically active person, check your sugars pre-exercise. If it is less than 90 mg/dl, consume a carbohydrate snack and also check on your insulin dosage.
If the difference between pre and post meal sugars is less than 50 mg/dl, it indicates that the food choices are working well.
If blood sugars are more than 240 mg/dl, check back on food, medication and limit vigorous exercise.
Make notes on deviation in sugars with the changes in meal pattern or exercise schedule or eating out. Explore the options of monitoring devices available to achieve this.
Help your diabetologist by taking a spread out of blood sugars – pre and post meal (two hours after the meal) on different days, coupled with one or two readings of 5:00 pm sugars, bedtime sugars and 3:00 am sugars.
Bedtime blood glucose level should be maintained between 100 and 140 mg/dl. If bed time glucose is less than 100 mg/dl consume a carbohydrate (CHO) snack before going to bed. If the 5:00 pm random blood sugar is less than 80 mg/dl, there is risk of going into hypoglycaemia at night.
If you are a physically active person, check your sugars pre-exercise. If it is less than 90 mg/dl, consume a carbohydrate snack and also check on your insulin dosage.
If the difference between pre and post meal sugars is less than 50 mg/dl, it indicates that the food choices are working well.
If blood sugars are more than 240 mg/dl, check back on food, medication and limit vigorous exercise.
Make notes on deviation in sugars with the changes in meal pattern or exercise schedule or eating out. Explore the options of monitoring devices available to achieve this.
