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Blood Sugar Management
Keeping your blood sugar (glucose) levels in a healthy range may require monitoring several times a day. Articles in this section discuss how often to check your blood glucose, how to do it properly and how to interpret the numbers. You’ll also find tips for getting accurate results from your meter, keeping records of your readings and more.
Best Ways to Treat Low Blood Sugar
If you take insulin or certain types of diabetes pills, there’s a good chance that somewhere along the line, you’ve had hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Read on to learn about the best ways to safely treat hypoglycemia… Read More “Best Ways to Treat Low Blood Sugar”
Blood Sugar High No Matter What I Eat: Diabetes Questions and Answers
If I have a bowl of oatmeal or rice and beans, my blood glucose shoots up into the 300s. If I have cucumbers and eggs, it still goes up, but only to the 200s. Would you be able to educate me on this, please? Read More “Blood Sugar High No Matter What I Eat: Diabetes Questions and Answers”
High Blood Sugar Two Hours After Eating: Diabetes Questions and Answers
Dealing with high blood sugar two hours after eating? Learn about potential causes for this situation… Read More “High Blood Sugar Two Hours After Eating: Diabetes Questions and Answers”
Blood Sugar Tracking Benefits
An important part of managing your diabetes is knowing — and understanding — how it’s doing… Read More “Blood Sugar Tracking Benefits”
Understanding the Differences Between the FreeStyle Libre and the FreeStyle Libre 2 CGM Systems
Understand the differences between the FreeStyle Libre and FreeStyle Libre 2 CGM. We’ll provide information to help you choose the one that best fits your lifestyle… Read More “Understanding the Differences Between the FreeStyle Libre and the FreeStyle Libre 2 CGM Systems”
COVID-19: A Higher Risk of DKA and Diabetic Hyperosmolar Syndrome?
There is concern in the medical community that people diagnosed with COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing either DKA or diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome… Read More “COVID-19: A Higher Risk of DKA and Diabetic Hyperosmolar Syndrome?”
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Updates
You may have heard about CGM at one point or another; maybe you’ve had an opportunity to give it a trial run, or maybe you’ve been able to wear CGM temporarily. Learn about continuous glucose monitoring updates for 2020 and beyond… Read More “Continuous Glucose Monitoring Updates”
Blood Sugar Rise After Eating: Diabetes Questions & Answers
A reader asks: “My blood sugar is normal an hour after eating but seems to rise to 130 to 140 mg/dl an hour later before coming back down. Why is this?” Read More “Blood Sugar Rise After Eating: Diabetes Questions & Answers”
