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Good food for diabetes

Diabetics often times think that being a diabetic means that they don’t get to eat good food but that is far from the truth because good food for diabetes can be the same as anyone can eat, me or you. Good food for diabetes comes in a wide variety such as cookies, crackers, snacks, fudge and many other foods as well. Eating high fiber foods is highly recommended to control diabetes. Good sources of soluble fiber such as oats, soy beans, peas, wheat and other whole grains have the added benefit of lowering LDL, or…

Blood sugar level test

Do you have a family member who is diabetic? Do you have diabetes that runs in your family or a past medical history of diabetes? If this sounds like you then chances are you have been faced with the dreaded blood sugar level test. The blood sugar level test can be given in various different ways such as drinking pure glucose. A lot of times your doctor will have you come into the office fasting and then ask you to drink a small bottle of pure glucose which is basically sugar water within a certain…

Continuous blood glucose monitoring

Continuous Blood Glucose monitoring helps people with diabetes manage the disease and avoid its associated problems. A person can use the results of glucose monitoring to make decisions about food, physical activity, and medications. The most common way to check glucose levels involves pricking a fingertip with an automatic lancing device to obtain a blood sample and then using a glucose meter to measure the blood sample's glucose level. Continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) systems use a tiny sensor inserted under the skin to check glucose levels in tissue fluid. The sensor stays in place…

Talking blood glucose meter

Talking Blood Glucose Meter Are you hard of hearing or even know a diabetic that is blind and can’t see well? Diabetics come in all shapes and sizes, race, sex, age and many other factors can be found when it comes to diabetes. A talking blood glucose meter is a new innovative blood glucose meter taking the nation by storm and the world and patients with diabetes. The talking blood glucose meter is a fun, yet innovative way to help those diabetics who can’t see well, hear well or see those small numbers on their…

Fasting blood sugar level

What are fasting blood glucose levels? For a common diabetic, fasting blood glucose levels are a very important thing to know as it affects your entire life. For those who are caretakers of common diabetics this is also very important so that they can properly care for the diabetic. Diabetes is a condition that is becoming more and more common in today’s sugar filled meals and snacks. Diabetes is also known as hyperglycemia, which stands for high blood glucose levels. When your diabetic body has diabetes the pancreas produces too little of the chemical known…