To understand and manage glucose numbers, it is important to know some basic information. What are the targets that glucose should be? Before meals - 80 to 130 2 hours after meals - less than 180 Bedtime - 90-150 Ask your provider for your individual target numbers. Your numbers may be different than those listed. The reason why you may have different targets is that each person is individual when it comes to managing your diabetes. 2. Understanding high glucose - hyperglyce

This is a continuation of the 9 essential things to know if you have diabetes. I will be focusing on the way to look at glucose numbers to understand why they are high or low. The question Why do my glucose numbers go up an down? This is a common question that I hear over and over. It is not just people who are newly diagnosed that are confused by this. It is also people who have diabetes for years. It is a common frustration. In some cases, the provider doesn't help much. Th

Number four of the Nine essential things to know if you have diabetes Blood glucose targets There are a lot of numbers that are associated with having diabetes. What I mean is this: There are numbers to know when you check your glucose. There is the A1C. There are cholesterol values to know and understand. There is microalbumin to know about. And then there is the blood pressure target as well. As far as the blood glucose numbers: Ask your doctor what are my targets and w

This is a continuation of the previous blog 9 essential things to know if you have diabetes. I am going to be talking about the third thing to know. Food that you love If you are like me, there are certain foods that I really like a lot. What this means is that liking certain foods and being able to eat them is important. So with that being said I would like to talk the item that I have listed as Number 3 in the 9 essential things to know if you have diabetes. Drum roll pleas

9 essential things to know It doesn’t matter if you have had diabetes for many years or if you are newly diagnosed. There are some very important things that you need to know about your diabetes in order to do what I call “managing your diabetes and not letting it manage you.” Number 1 - You are still the same person you were.... You are still the same person you were before you were diagnosed. That means you are a person first. You are wife, mother, or daughter. You are a fa

“Knowledge is power? No. Knowledge on its own is nothing, but the application of useful knowledge, now that is powerful.” ― Rob Liano It is more than knowing what to do. It is how to use the information you get in a practical way. When I started writing about the "essential" things to know, I thought it would be 9 blogs/posts and then done and dusted, and on to the next topic. But with eyes, feet, kidneys, heart, A1C, glucose numbers, blood pressure, and ultimately, you at t

I am continuing with the 9 essential things you need to know if you have diabetes. Another test to have done to reduce your risk. This one is called the microalbumin test. This is a urine test. It is used to detect very small amounts of blood protein (albumin) in the urine. It is used to detect early signs of kidney damage. The test is usually done one time per year. The kidneys are about the size of your fists. They are filtering systems, but so much more. As far as the filt

Another in the series of the 9 essential things to know if you have diabetes - # 8. Be prepared. It is not just for boy scouts, but it is also important for a person who has diabetes to know what are the needed supplies to carry. Your particular supplies may be slightly different than the list below. Perhaps it would be good to have a basic and then additional items in your supply kit that you always carry with you if you take insulin. Basic supplies: glucose meter and test s

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This is a continuation of the 9 essential things to know if you have diabetes. I will be focusing on the way to look at glucose numbers to understand why they are high or low. The question "I don't know why the numbers go up or down." This is a common statement that I have heard over and over. It is not just people who are newly diagnosed that are confused by this. It is also people who have diabetes for years. It is a common frustration. In some cases, the provider doesn't h