Continuous glucose monitors

Continuous glucose monitors and how they can help you… The continuous glucose monitors are the new wave generation of glucose monitors because it will constantly monitor your glucose level. Continuous glucose monitors are great for the younger ages who have gestational diabetes and need to be constantly monitored. Continuous glucose monitors are also great for the person who may have the fear of needles so that they can opt to wear the continuous glucose monitor so that they can avoid sticking themselves several times a day in order to monitor their blood glucose level. The…

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What is an ideal glucose level?

What is an ideal glucose level? An ideal glucose level can change from person to person because of many various factors such as age, gender, past medical history and other factors. Diabetics need to check their glucose levels at many various times throughout the day such as bedtime glucose levels and fasting in the morning. Bedtime glucose levels of course will vary quite dramatically from fasting glucose levels in the morning because the body has ate several different meals throughout the day and if a person cannot digest all of the glucose or sugars then…

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The benefit of using blood glucose logs.

  For diabetics using blood glucose logs is a great thing. Blood glucose logs allow you to track the changes in your blood glucose readings. This is helpful for knowing what kind of food can increase your blood glucose and what lowers it. Also it is good in knowing what kind of exercise can help lower the amount of the glucose in the blood. Making a blood glucose log book will be very useful for many things including taking it to the doctor for a look over. Blood glucose logs are very important. The American…

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Compare Glucose Meters

If you or someone you love has recently been diagnosed with diabetes, or if you are a long term diabetic but are still using a meter that is years old, it may be tome to do a little shopping around and compare glucose meters. Most people are creatures of habit and don’t like change, but if you compare glucose meters of today with glucose meters of just a few years ago you will find that the difference between the two is as dramatic at that between today’s smart phone and the old brick sized analog…

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