How and When to Test Your Glucose Levels | GoldenEraMart Health JunctionGoldenEraMart Health Junction

 

If you have diabetes, your doctor may recommend that you test your blood sugar, or glucose, levels regularly. Knowing your blood sugar levels may allow you to alter your diabetes management strategy if your levels aren’t near your target blood sugar.

Also, regular testing of your blood sugar can help reduce your risk of having long-term complications from diabetes. Based on studies of people with type 1 diabetes, maintaining near normal blood sugar and HbA1c levels significantly reduces the risks of complications from diabetes. But this type of tight control is not for everyone. Your doctor can tell you which diabetes treatment goals are right for you. Find out more:  How and When to Test Your Glucose Levels | GoldenEraMart Health JunctionGoldenEraMart Health Junction