Blood sugar testing diary

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Besides medicine prescribed by a Doctor, including such medications as insulin injections if needed, reducing blood sugar "quickly" may not be recommended or a long term solution, or even practical for you. Suddenly reduced blood sugar can actually be harmful in some cases.

Your body actually may also try to maintain a blood sugar level despite fasting and exercise - that seems to frustrate anyone with diabetes who wants to get it under control.

Suggestions on the internet focus on diet, and exercise, but you may not be aware of the detrimental effect of stress and unrelated illness on blood sugar as well.

Here is a link to typical suggestions to reduce blood sugar "quickly".

https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/best-ways-to-bring-high-blood-sugar-down/

According to published guidelines that is on the low side of normal, so ask the doctors about it.

Hypo- is low, Hyper- is high.

Blood sugar of 25 is dangerou and too low . See a .Dr. Coke Zero is sugar free. Should not raise or lower your blood sugar

go to your doctors and get a diabetic test kit prescription from your chemist / pharmacist
they will supply you with a test kit and test needles
using the machine supplied
pierce the skin of a finger and put the machine sensor on the blood and check the reading on the screen
make sure that you get all the sheets from your doctor as sugar levels are critical and should only be done with a doctors knowledge
if you are in a country that doesn't have a diabetic support system, work more closely with your treating doctor

Blood Sugar Level Ranges ..try this link

They vary throughout the day. For someone without diabetes, a fasting blood sugar on awakening should be under 100 mg/dl. Before-meal normal sugars are 70-99 mg/dl. "Postprandial" sugars taken two hours after meals should be less than 140 mg/dl. What Is Normal Blood Sugar Level Diabetes Self Management

120 ~ 150

The first thing to do is to get the ascencia contour strips then plug it to the meter. It has a sip-in action that accepts a tiny blood sample into the strip. The result of your blood glucose will appear at the screen. You must look for patterns in your blood sugar readings and vary the times that you test. Consider testing 2 hours before and 2 hours after the first bite of your meal. You must perform this each meal to learn how your body is reacting to your food, exercise, medications and etc. You can also test your blood glucose at bedtime or even at the next morning to see what occurs overnight when you are not eating for several hours. this is fasting blood sugar. By doing these, you can compare the results of your blood glucose level and you can also know the normal level of your blood glucose.