Role of blood glucose monitoring and adjustments:
--Blood glucose monitoring is a way of testing glucose (sugar) in the body. It is performed by piercing the skin in order to draw blood, then it is put onto the chemically active and disposable “test-strip”. Most people with Type 2 diabetes test their blood glucose levels at least once a day. If they are required to take insulin, the test more, usually 7-10 times daily. Technology improvements have rapidly change testing standards. Most monitoring instruments are electronic, and they are now getting smaller than what they originally were. At first, the collecting of your blood, may hurt a bit, but it will eventually become almost unnoticeable. You find at first that you seem to forget to check your levels, but then a habit will form to check it the correct amount of times each day. If you take insulin, you will need to measure glucose two hours after meals, then you will adjust your insulin level to the amount you need, and finally you must keep that level of insulin at least three days before adjusting your level of insulin again.
--Blood glucose monitoring is a way of testing glucose (sugar) in the body. It is performed by piercing the skin in order to draw blood, then it is put onto the chemically active and disposable “test-strip”. Most people with Type 2 diabetes test their blood glucose levels at least once a day. If they are required to take insulin, the test more, usually 7-10 times daily. Technology improvements have rapidly change testing standards. Most monitoring instruments are electronic, and they are now getting smaller than what they originally were. At first, the collecting of your blood, may hurt a bit, but it will eventually become almost unnoticeable. You find at first that you seem to forget to check your levels, but then a habit will form to check it the correct amount of times each day. If you take insulin, you will need to measure glucose two hours after meals, then you will adjust your insulin level to the amount you need, and finally you must keep that level of insulin at least three days before adjusting your level of insulin again.