Monitoring Blood Glucose
Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose
The more you know about how to make use of your blood glucose results, the more you can do to keep healthy.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is important for a number of reasons. If you have diabetes, its important to know your blood glucose levels in order to prevent the potential dangers of acutely high or low blood glucose levels.
Monitoring your blood glucose levels can also indicate how your body handles different types of food, exercise, medication, stress and illness. Monitoring can assist in determining whether changes are needed in your medicines, eating plan, or physical activity. Your blood glucose result may prompt you to eat a snack, take more insulin, or do some exercise.
It all begins with monitoring for a reason
Structured SMBG involves monitoring at the right times, right frequency, and right way to generate the information you need to support treatment decisions made by your healthcare professional.
Structured SMBG plans should be developed with your healthcare professional and be based on the aspect of therapy under investigation. It can be routine or focused and can support the need to address overall therapy questions or to determine factors related to a specific event.
Talk to your healthcare professional about how often you should be monitoring and discuss any concerns you may have with them.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is important for a number of reasons. If you have diabetes, its important to know your blood glucose levels in order to prevent the potential dangers of acutely high or low blood glucose levels.
Monitoring your blood glucose levels can also indicate how your body handles different types of food, exercise, medication, stress and illness. Monitoring can assist in determining whether changes are needed in your medicines, eating plan, or physical activity. Your blood glucose result may prompt you to eat a snack, take more insulin, or do some exercise.
It all begins with monitoring for a reason
Structured SMBG involves monitoring at the right times, right frequency, and right way to generate the information you need to support treatment decisions made by your healthcare professional.
Structured SMBG plans should be developed with your healthcare professional and be based on the aspect of therapy under investigation. It can be routine or focused and can support the need to address overall therapy questions or to determine factors related to a specific event.
Talk to your healthcare professional about how often you should be monitoring and discuss any concerns you may have with them.
