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Check Your Blood Glucose Regularly

Take control of your blood glucose levels. Check your blood glucose regularly to stay in a healthy range.

Managing Your Blood Glucose

AS A PATIENT WITH DIABETES, CHECKING YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE REGULARLY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Blood glucose (blood sugar) monitoring is the main tool you have to check your diabetes control. And proper management of your diabetes could lower your chance of serious health problems, such as kidney disease or vision loss. Patterns in your blood glucose results over several days at the same time can help you identify how food, activity and stress a­ffect you. When you finish the blood glucose test, write down your results for future reference. If the same thing keeps happening, it might be time to change your plan. Work with your doctor or diabetes educator to learn what your result means for you.1

Quick Tip1

Blood Glucose Target Ranges*

Before a meal 

2 hours after a meal

Recommendations

 4.0 -7.0 mmol/L 5.0-10.0 mmol/L

Blood Glucose Target Ranges*

Recommendations

Before a meal

4.0 -7.0 mmol/L

2 hours after a meal

5.0-10.0 mmol/L

* Consult your healthcare professional to determine your target ranges.

 

 

How Do I Properly Test?

  1. All meters are slightly di­fferent, so review your meter’s instruction manual before use.
  2. After washing your hands, insert a test strip into your meter.
  3. Use your lancing device on the side of your fingertip to get a drop of blood. There are spring-loaded lancing devices that make sticking yourself less painful.
  4. Touch and hold the edge of the test strip to the drop of blood, and wait for the result.
  5. Your blood glucose level will appear on the meter’s display.
  6. Be sure to properly dispose of the single-use lancet

S.A. Imran et al. / Can J Diabetes 42 (2018) S42–S46

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