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What am I supposed to do with all the blood glucose information from my meter?
There are three main reasons for checking your blood glucose level. The first is to look for overall patterns of when your blood glucose is running high or low. There can be a lot of variation in the blood glucose level at a particular time of day (like first thing in the morning, for example).
Why should I write the numbers down when the meter stores them all in its memory?
Call me old-fashioned if you like, but I don’t think that modern “memory meters” are as “cool” as a lot of people do. Sure, it is possible to download them and have some clever piece of software print out pages upon pages of graphs and pie charts, but I am not impressed with how helpful the information is. You can end up drowning in data but not knowing what to do with it.
Why is carpal tunnel syndrome more common in people with diabetes?
If your nerves are damaged from high blood glucose levels, they may be more inflamed and fragile than normal. If the median nerve is already damaged from diabetes, even a small amount of extra pressure in the carpal tunnel can push it “over the edge.”
Why does my vision get worse when my blood glucose levels change?
When your blood glucose levels are high, your body holds on to more water in order to keep the high levels of glucose dissolved in your blood and other tissues. Your eyeball swells up with this extra water.
Why is smoking so much worse for you if you have diabetes?
I know this will sound harsh, but I am going to say it anyway. If you have diabetes and you knowingly and willingly continue to smoke, you must have a death wish.
If I think I might have diabetes, what are the best screening tests to get?
To diagnose diabetes officially, you need to have your blood tested two separate times. If your blood glucose is taken after a ten-hour overnight fast and is higher than 125 mg/dL (6.9 mmol/L) on two occasions, then you have diabetes.
Why can’t I recognize my hypoglycemia symptoms like I used to?
It used to be thought that once you had diabetes for many years, you simply lost the ability to recognize hypoglycemia symptoms anymore.