Diabetics should measure blood sugar, not only to keep blood sugar within the normal range and reduce the damage of high blood sugar and low blood sugar to the body, but also to understand the condition and treatment effect in time, and provide an important basis for doctors to formulate more reasonable treatment plans. Therefore, diabetic patients should develop a good habit of monitoring blood sugar regularly and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment and management.
Do you know how often diabetics measure their blood sugar, which can monitor their blood sugar levels without affecting their quality of life?
Blood glucose monitoring, for diabetics, is like a navigator's compass, guiding them in the ocean of diet and medication. Depending on each person's diet and medications, the frequency of blood glucose monitoring varies like a storm at sea.
Some sugar friends, their diet is like a spring drizzle, mild and modest, and the medicine is like a mist in the morning light, just right. Such sugar friends, their blood sugar monitoring frequency is like the footsteps of spring, steady and calm, not too frequent, but not to be taken lightly.
For other sugar friends, their diet is like a summer rainstorm, sudden and unpredictable, and the medicine is like the cold wind of an autumn night, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. The frequency of blood sugar monitoring is like a summer lightning, and they need to be caught in time to adjust their diet and medication at any time to ensure that their blood sugar is stable.
In general, the frequency of blood glucose monitoring is like a beautiful symphony, which needs to play the most harmonious movement according to the specific situation of each sugar friend. Only in this way can we sail steadily and enjoy a healthy life in the sea of diet and medicine.
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Sugar friends who don't take injections or medicines
Blood sugar control: Those who meet the standard can easily monitor 1~2 times a week (fasting and 2 hours after meals) to ensure that the sweetness is under control, while those who do not meet the standard need to increase their efforts, 2~4 times a week (fasting and 2 hours after meals), and pay close attention to the ups and downs of sweetness. For those sugar friends who choose to focus on blood sugar with lifestyle adjustments, you can be like a detective, purposefully exploring the sweet code behind food and exercise, so as to carefully adjust the diet structure or exercise plan to make the sweet dance more elegant and moving.
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Sugar friends who take hypoglycemic drugs
Blood sugar management is like sailing on the sea of life, and you need to accurately control the course in order to reach the other side of health safely. When the blood sugar reaches the standard, we are like driving a steady boat, and we only need to measure blood sugar 1~2 times a week (fasting and 2 hours after meals) to ensure that we can sail on a safe course. However, when the blood sugar fails to reach the target, we are like encountering a storm and need to observe and adjust more frequently, and should measure blood sugar 2~4 times a week (fasting and 2 hours after meals) to ensure timely adjustment of course and avoid deviating from a healthy course.
For those who need to take hypoglycemic drugs, blood sugar management is more like a conversation with their own body. You can flexibly adjust the frequency of measurement according to your physical condition and blood sugar changes, and measure your fasting or 2 hours after meals 2~4 times a week, so that this conversation can be more in-depth and accurate.
In short, blood sugar management requires us to be like navigators, not only to grasp the big picture, but also to pay attention to details, in order to ensure that we can sail on a healthy ocean and enjoy the beautiful journey of life.
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Sugar friends who take insulin
(1) Basal insulin:
The way to blood sugar management: Master the frequency of monitoring and fine-tune the insulin dose
When the blood glucose is stable, we still need to be vigilant, and it is essential to monitor blood glucose 2 to 4 times a week (including fasting and 2 hours after meals). For those who have not yet reached the blood sugar target, it is necessary to monitor the frequency of monitoring, and fasting and 2 hours after meals 3 to 7 times a week are necessary.
Basal insulin, the "invisible guardian", silently bears the heavy responsibility of controlling fasting and preprandial blood sugar. Fasting blood glucose monitoring is particularly important, as it is like a "weather vane" that provides an important basis for us to adjust our insulin dose before bedtime.
For those who take insulin before dinner, it is recommended that you also check your blood sugar before going to bed, which is like lighting a light for the night voyage to ensure a smooth blood sugar flight.
In this world of dancing with blood sugar, let's listen to the voice of the body attentively, carefully observe the changes in blood sugar, and weave a healthy life chapter with wisdom and patience.
(2) Premixed insulin:
The Art of Blood Sugar Control: The Journey to Achieving Goals
On the stage of blood sugar management, every sugar friend is a dancer, dancing with his own body, pursuing the elegant posture of blood sugar targeting. In this dance, some dancers are able to easily meet the standard, and only need to monitor blood sugar 3~4 times a week (fasting, before dinner, 2 hours after meals) to keep their blood sugar stable. For others, however, blood sugar regulation seems to be more complex, requiring monitoring more than 3 times a day (fasting, before dinner, 2 hours after meals) to ensure that blood sugar is within a manageable range.
For those who choose premixed insulin, monitoring blood sugar is a top priority. Fasting and pre-dinner blood glucose monitoring is like a fixed light on stage, providing clear direction for dancers. Depending on the fasting blood sugar level, the dancer has the flexibility to adjust the dose of insulin before dinner so that the blood sugar is kept at an ideal level during dinner. The pre-dinner blood sugar monitoring is like a change of lights on the stage, reminding the dancers to adjust their next moves according to their current state. Based on the pre-dinner blood sugar level, dancers can precisely adjust the pre-breakfast insulin dose to prepare for the next day's dance.
In this dance of blood sugar management, every sugar friend is an artist, and through continuous adjustment and experimentation, he finds the most suitable dance steps for himself. Let's work together to move towards the stage of blood sugar target with an elegant attitude, and jointly perform this wonderful dance of life.
(3) Basal-prandial insulin:
If the blood sugar reaches the standard, if the spring sun is warm and stable, you only need 1~2 times a day of care (before and after meals) to spend it safely. When the blood sugar does not reach the standard, it is like a sudden rainstorm in summer, which requires more frequent monitoring and care, 4~7 times a day (before and after meals) (2 hours before and after meals) to ensure the health and tranquility of the body.
Insulin intensive therapy, like a well-cared gardener for precious plants, needs to be carefully cared for by our sugar friends. At the beginning of the treatment, we are like gardeners who always pay attention to the growth of plants, measure blood sugar 5~7 times a day, whether it is an empty stomach in the morning, a short time before and after meals, or even the moment before nightfall, we do not let go of the close monitoring of blood sugar.
Over time, as our blood sugar levels gradually stabilize, like plants thriving and green, our monitoring frequency can be moderately relaxed. At that time, blood sugar only needs to be measured 2~4 times a day, mainly on an empty stomach and before going to bed, just like a gardener in the daily life of sunrise and sunset, not forgetting to take care of plants in the morning and evening. Of course, if there is an occasional fluctuation in blood sugar after a meal, we still need to catch it in time, just like a gardener takes special care of plants before a storm comes.
Such monitoring is not only responsible for our body, but also the pursuit of a better life. On the road of intensive insulin therapy, I hope that every one of our sugar friends can be like a gardener, careful, patient, and persevering, and finally reap health and happiness.
In the journey of life, the stability of blood sugar is like a smooth voyage, and at certain times, we need to pay close attention to the course of this ship of life. Before and after strenuous exercise, our body is like experiencing the baptism of wind and waves, and blood sugar fluctuations may follow. Similarly, when the shadow of hypoglycemia is quietly approaching, or when those unspeakable symptoms of fasting hyperglycemia and nocturnal hypoglycemia appear, it is a critical time for us to increase blood glucose in time. Especially in those silent nights, the blood sugar change between 2 and 3 o'clock may be our secret weapon to control our health.
In addition, dear sugar friends, every 3 to 6 months of time, you may wish to go to the hospital and let the professional glycosylated hemoglobin test reveal the mystery of blood sugar control in the past 2 to 3 months. This is not only the care for oneself, but also the respect and cherishing of life. Let us take care of it carefully in our daily life and jointly protect the healthy clear sky.