How Do You Know if Your Blood Sugar is High?

Yesterday, I asked one of my patients to test her blood sugar during our session. She doesn't test her blood sugar regularly and was eating a diet rich in carbohydrates. To her dismay the glucometer read: 350mg/dL. She had been walking around with high blood sugars for so long that she didn't even realize her sugars were elevated. We came up with a plan together: she would test her blood sugars regularly - morning and two hours after a meal for one week. If her blood sugars were above target range she would cut back on her carbohydrates and schedule an appointment with her physician to assess her medications. One of the best way to pattern manage and prevent hyperglycemia is to test your blood sugar.How Do You Know if Your Blood Sugar is High? originally appeared on About.com Diabetes on Friday, February 28th, 2014 at 08:00:24.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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