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55-year-old Ms. Liu was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes half a year ago, she stayed in the hospital for a period of time, and was discharged after the blood sugar control reached the standard, under the advice of the doctor, Ms. Liu bought a home blood glucose meter by herself, she regularly monitored blood sugar every day according to the doctor's instructions, but a few days ago I met an old colleague, the old colleague is also a sugar friend, when the two people were communicating, Ms. Liu said that she now uses a blood glucose meter to monitor her blood sugar every day, and her blood sugar control is not bad.
However, her old colleague told her that nine out of ten home blood glucose meters are not allowed, and if you want to know if your blood sugar is really up to standard, you have to go to the hospital for blood testing.
What? And this is the case! Ms. Liu was incredulous, so she came to the hospital to find a doctor, in order to verify whether Ms. Liu's blood glucose meter was accurate, the doctor prescribed a blood test, and the results of the blood test fasting blood sugar was 5.8mmol/L, and the value measured by the blood glucose meter was 6.1mmol/L.
In the mainland, there are a lot of diabetic patients, most diabetic patients need to monitor their blood sugar at home, to be honest, even if you go to the hospital to be hospitalized, the doctor can not use the way of blood draw to check blood sugar every time, one is too troublesome, and the other also increases the pain and economic burden of the patient, in fact, to monitor blood sugar in the hospital, the doctor also uses an electronic blood glucose meter, which may only be a different brand for home use.
As a doctor, I want to tell you that when you buy a home blood glucose meter, you must choose a regular brand, don't buy three no products, buy a regular brand, one is that the value measured by the blood glucose meter is more accurate, and the other is a reputation guarantee, if you find a problem, you can replace it at any time.
Some people are entangled in whether it is better to buy a domestic brand or a foreign brand, in fact, there is no need to be entangled, whether domestic or foreign, as long as it is easy to use and accurate, there is no need to subconsciously think that only expensive is good.
When you use a blood glucose meter to measure blood sugar at home, you generally measure fasting blood sugar and 2 hours after a meal, however, the measured blood sugar value can not be said to be high or low, so there is no point in such a measurement, the purpose of the measurement is to let you figure out the law of blood sugar fluctuations, remember the 5 key numbers of blood sugar measurement, and save lives at critical times.
First, the first key number is 3.9
Normal fasting blood sugar is 3.9-6.1mmol/L, for diabetic patients, as long as the blood sugar is lower than 3.9mmol/L, then hypoglycemia appears, and the symptoms of hypoglycemia mainly include palpitations, sweating, and even changes in mental status.
For diabetic patients, hypoglycemia is more dangerous than hyperglycemia, and if it is not treated in time, it may even be life-threatening, so for all diabetic patients, doctors must carry out hypoglycemia education when doing missionary education, otherwise it is unqualified education.
Second, the second key number is 7
As we all know, if the fasting blood sugar exceeds 7 mmol/L, diabetes can be basically diagnosed, for diabetic patients, fasting blood sugar must be monitored, fasting blood glucose can reflect the function of pancreatic B cells, generally indicating the secretion function of basal insulin, is the most commonly used detection index for diabetes, if the fasting blood sugar is measured at home, it is found to be more than 7, then it often indicates that the fasting blood sugar control is not good.
Thirdly, the third key number is 11.1
It is best to control the blood glucose value within 11.1 mmol/L 2 hours after meals, if the blood sugar control after meals is poor, it will indicate a high risk of complications of diabetes.
Fourth, the fourth key number is 16.9
This is even worse if the blood sugar rises further to 16.9 mmol/L, because reaching or exceeding this value means that the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma is greatly increased.
Fifth, the fifth key number is 33.3
Home blood glucose meter, generally the highest value that can be measured is 33.3, if it exceeds this number, the blood glucose meter will show a big H, when you see such a letter, don't think that your blood glucose meter is wrong, this is the abbreviation of English High, which means that blood sugar is very high.
If your blood sugar is H, you need to go to the hospital right away.