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Keeping Blood Sugar on Track Is the Key to Staying Healthy |
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| In this episode Fran talks with Millie Stevens about changing blood sugar levels. |
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| Keeping Blood Sugar on Track Is the Key to Staying Healthy |
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| Keeping your blood sugar in your target range most of the time
can help keep you healthy. You'll set a target range when you meet
with your health care team. There are two kinds of blood sugar checks.
You do one kind at home or at work with a blood sugar meter. The
other is done a few times a year at the lab with the A-1-C (A-one-see)
check. Both tell you if you're in your target range. Blood sugar
levels are up and down all day long, every day, for everyone. Your
daily checks give you a snapshot of your blood sugar at that moment.
The A-1-C is the blood sugar check with a memory. It tells you your
overall blood sugar for the past 2 to 3 months. |
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Sometimes blood sugar checks will show numbers out of your
target range. Sometimes you'll know why your blood sugar is
lower or higher than your target. Other times, you won't be
able to figure it out. Think of blood sugar numbers as clues
to what's going on. Take a close look at your blood sugar
record book to see if your level is too high or too low several
days in a row at about the same time. If the same thing keeps
happening, it might be time to change your plan.
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