Be Better Then Yesterday
No piece of advice could be more obvious, but it’s easily overlooked in the hustle and bustle of daily life. If you don’t know what your blood sugar is, you can’t hope to keep it at a nondiabetic level.
According to the National Institutes of Health, which funded the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, it was once standard practice to check blood sugar a single time each day. That landmark study raised the standard to four.
But four checks a day, while better than one, can miss a lot. If you want tighter control, try six or eight checks a day. That’s right: Take your blood sugar every two or three hours when you’re awake, and definitely check overnight. You might be surprised to learn where your numbers go.
This can be a costly prospect for some people....