Monitoring
Monitoring your blood glucose gives you important information you need to manage your diabetes on a daily basis. Keeping blood glucose as close to normal as possible can help to reduce your risk of diabetes-related complications.
You and your diabetes care team will decide how often you'll need to monitor your blood glucose (sugar) and when. People who take insulin may need to check more often, up to 3 or more times each day. Common times to check your blood glucose (sugar) could be before and 2 hours after meals, before and after exercise, when you wake up, and when you go to sleep. This blood glucose (sugar) information can help determine if your diabetes care plan is working for you.
Ask your healthcare provider how to interpret and utilize your blood glucose results. For example, he or she might say you should call if you have ketones or your blood glucose levels are above your goal for 3 days and you do not know why. This table shows you suggested blood glucose goals.
