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Blood sugar testing: Why, when and how
Avoiding problems with meter usage
Why test your blood sugar
When to test your blood sugar
What if you have a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)?
How to test your blood sugar
Recording your results
Avoiding problems with your meter
Content
Why test blood sugar
When to test blood sugar
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)
Know your target range
How to test blood sugar
Record your results
Help prevent problems with your meter
Why test your blood sugar
When to test your blood sugar
What if you have a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)?
How to test your blood sugar
Recording your results
Avoiding problems with your meter
Content
Why test blood sugar
When to test blood sugar
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)
Know your target range
How to test blood sugar
Record your results
Help prevent problems with your meter
Why test blood sugar
Blood sugar testing gives useful information to manage diabetes. It can help you:
- Track the effect of diabetes medicine on blood sugar levels.
- Adjust doses of diabetes medicines with the guidance of your treatment team.
- Find out if blood sugar levels are high or low. Then, if needed, change treatment to treat high blood sugar or take fast-acting carbohydrates to treat low blood sugar.
- Track progress in reaching your treatment goals.
- Learn how diet and exercise affect blood sugar levels.
- Understand how other factors, such as sickness or stress, affect blood sugar levels.
