Blood Sugar & Diabetes
A measure of the amount of glucose in the blood, which is regulated by the pancreas through the production of insulin.
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Confusing Food Labels Make Managing Blood Glucose a Challenge
86 million Americans have pre-diabetes, and 90 percent of us don't even know it. It's an epidemic, and food labels don't help.
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Pre-diabetes indicates blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Anyone diagnosed as pre-diabetic is more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
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Testing blood sugar, or blood glucose level, helps manage diabetes and reduce the risk of having long-term complications.
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Self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG testing) enables diabetics and their caregivers to effectively manage and treat diabetes.
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Blood Sugar Questions
Is low blood pressure worse or as bad as high blood pressure?
17 AnswersBuffyRoberts Answered Mar 2023UTIs, diabetes and more I’m sure.Has anyone been in this position?
5 AnswersMACinCT Answered Feb 2023We're living in senior independent living with 3 meals a day provided, but they are carb loaded and often include 1-2 fried items. What should we do?
31 AnswersMoxies Answered Jun 2022How many years do people stay in stage 5? Is it typical to be combative?
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Not a question, fast forward 5 years...
3 CommentsMJ1929 Commented Aug 2020Losing my sanity and guilt ridden.
9 CommentsMacrogirl Commented Apr 2020Spent the day at the hospital with my mother due to injury from yet another fall due to low blood sugar.
47 CommentsBarbBrooklyn Commented Feb 2019Not diagnosed, should I be worried?
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