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What are acceptable blood sugar levels?

We all wonder what is an acceptable blood sugar level? Is there a right answer to this question, is there really an acceptable blood sugar level that meets everyone’s needs and criteria? There are doctor’s all over the world and physicians who will all argue various numbers are acceptable blood sugar levels for diabetics. There are so many factors they play a vital part in people’s acceptable blood sugar level that it is hard to pinpoint one certain number that everyone can fall into or under. Acceptable blood sugar levels are normally determined on…

Meal Planning for Diabetics

These days fitness is all the rage, and all kinds of diets have become commonplace as people seek to lose extra pounds in order to look good on the beach or in the gym, but meal planning for diabetics can be a matter of true healthcare rather than just an effort to look their best. While for most people the issue of diet can often be solved by simply limiting their dietary intake of calories, those who suffer from diabetes must be extremely careful where those calories come from, as their condition prohibits their body…

What Can Diabetics Eat?

What can diabetics eat? It’s the eternal question of those who have been diagnosed with the disease diabetes. The diabetes disease is overwhelming the United States as more and more people pass the defective gene on or basically, eat too much of the wrong foods and fail to do adequate exercise. Diabetes is where the organ known as the pancreas stops or slows in the vital production of chemical called insulin. Insulin is the chemical responsible for fueling the body. It takes the glucose (sugar) that is in the blood and turns it into fuel…

A 1 C Meter

A1c testing has been, until recently, done strictly by a visit to the physician every few months and having a blood sample sent in for testing, now it is possible to get fast and accurate test results at home with an at home a1c meter. Practically anyone who has diabetes is very familiar with testing their blood sugar, sometimes many times each day, just to track and trend their levels and try to keep them as close to normal as possible. Though many diabetics routinely visit their doctors for A1C testing they are not sure…

Glucose meter comparison, will it help you?

Have you just recently found out that you have diabetes and aren’t sure what to do next? The doctor has told you that you need a glucose meter such as the one touch ultra smart but you would like to read some glucose meter comparisons or at least some glucose meter reviews before you commit. Glucometer comparisons come in all shapes, sizes and can be found in a wide variety of places such as on the internet, in the library, by talking to other diabetics or family members, your doctor or medical physician. There are…