Learning How To Monitor Blood Sugar At Home
A blood glucose meter is a very simple device used by people with diabetes to measure the concentration of sugar in their blood. These measurements are essential for the diabetic to determine the number of carbohydrates they may ingest and how much insulin they should take to keep their blood glucose at safe levels. Generally, the body keeps sugar at the correct level, between 82 and 110 mg/dl (milligrams/deciliter). Levels fluctuate throughout the day, although persistently high levels or persistently low levels carry distressing symptoms and may cause severe bodily damage. Determinedly high levels are called hyperglycemia and are the cause of diabetes mellitus. In the case of high diabetes mellitus are a stroke, myocardial infarction, and stress, damage to the nerves, eyes, heart, and kidneys. Persistently low glucose is called hypoglycemia. Those have hypoglycemia are constantly tired and weak. Their body gets pale, sweat often, irritable, aggressive, have mental lapses, and migh...