What is a high blood sugar level?

  What is a high blood sugar level? That is a tough question to answer, because everyone is different, everyone has different body types and there are many factors to take into consideration such as age. Determining what is a high blood sugar level or a normal blood sugar level can be tricky and often times difficult. The blood glucose level is the amount of glucose or sugar in your blood. The sugar comes from what we eat and also from what has been stored inside the body. Our energy comes from this sugar or…

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What is a normal range for blood glucose?

  What is a normal range for blood glucose? The normal range for blood glucose is between 80 – 190/200. Most doctor’s and physicians consider below 70 low and above 240 high. Diabetics all differ from person to person because everyone has to take various things into consideration such as weight, height, health and family medical history as well as their gender, males may need more of a calorie intake to get through the day versus a female and an elderly person who doesn’t get much exercise may be able to get through the day…

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Type 2 Diabetes Meal plan, does it have to be blah?

Type 2 diabetes meal plan, does it really have to be so blah? Did you realize that most people who have diabetes don’t even realize that they can have all the great foods that normal, healthy people can have just within moderation, reading labels and without all the extra additives? Most diabetic patients think that the day they get told they have diabetes, that there life comes to a screeching halt when it doesn’t have to. Type 2 diabetes may seem and sound like such a drag but you really can just change a few…

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Accucheck Glucose Monitor

  The accucheck glucose monitor is a one of the new breed of compact glucometers. The accucheck glucose monitor is so small that is fits neatly in the palm of the hand and so light at to be practically unnoticed when stowed in a purse of carry bag for easy travelling. The newest accucheck glucose test meter is a miniature when compared to the bulky meters that were available just a few years ago, and it is so sensitive that it takes only the smallest amount of blood to read the glucose level. This means…

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Diabetes testing meters, so many to choose from

  Diabetes testing meters; so many to choose from! There seems to be so many different diabetes testing meters to choose from, how do you know which ones are the best? Diabetes testing strips, diabetes testing supplies and diabetes testing meters it seems that the shelves are lined with them but you aren’t sure which ones are the best. You or someone you know just found out that they have diabetes and now is facing the daunting task or trying to get all of their supplies together in order to keep themselves safe and healthy…

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