By: Aaron Gregory | Diseases and Conditions It is very important for persons with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels. One way of doing this is by blood glucose monitoring. This is done by piercing the finger and letting out a small amount of blood. read more
By: Katsilary Puitzmy | Diabetes Monitoring blood sugar levels through a glucose meter has never been so easy, with the single touch super small glucose monitoring product. You may not know that it is a glucose meter until you look at it closely. read more
By: Brock Sorenstan | Diabetes Blood Glucose is a sugar that moves through one's bloodstream. It is the main source of energy for animal and human cells. When you eat foods that are rich in carbohydrates, your blood glucose levels rise. Glucagon and insulin are the instruments of regulation for glucose levels. The body's insulin is produced by the pancreas and travels into the blood as glucose levels go up. read more
By: Gary L Turner | Diabetes For instance, let us consider rice as the food in question. Since rice is starchy, it stands to reason that it is rich in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates have different types and are grouped according to the complexity of their chemical structure. Rice before ingestion is a polysaccharide. Polysaccharides are the most complex of all carbohydrates. For it to be converted to its simplest form, glucose, a monosaccharide, the body utilizes various enzymes found in the saliva and the pancreas to break down the chemical bonds that hold the complex structure together. read more
By: Aaron Gregory | Diseases and Conditions Regular glucose monitoring can be uncomfortable and tedious. Some systems require you carry around a separate container of testing strips and lancets, a monitor, a record book and a disposal container for the used lancets. With these systems, you have to load the lancet, test your blood, wait for a read out, record the read out and then dispose of the used lancet. read more
By: Viliam V. Kanis | Diabetes Glucose monitors play very important roles in controlling diabetes. Health professionals are one in underscoring the benefits of blood glucose monitoring for managing diabetes and good health in general. Continuous monitoring helps diabetics avoid serious complications. Before, urine testing was done to check for glucose levels. Today, it is no longer recommended and is no longer reliable. Blood glucose monitors or meters are better at the job. Yet still, urine testing remains a primary tool today in diabetes care as it used in the detection of ketones. read more
By: Serena N Ericson | Diabetes If you're not happy with your glucose monitoring system to help you manage your diabetes, there are new improvements in technology happening every day. Understand your options before choosing the glucose testing system that's right for you. read more
By: Varadharajan R | Wellness Whether you are diabetic or not, maintaining normal blood glucose levels is something which you must pay attention to ensure healthy life. Many people don't think about their health condition with reference to blood sugar in their body. read more
By: Elvira Filinovich | Diabetes Rise in blood glucose is a cause of diabetes or diabetes mellitus. Read this article to know about blood glucose levels, range. read more
By: Dotnet | Recipes The saying "Let your food be your medicine, your medicine your food" (Hippocrates) is as true to-day as it ever was. Blood glucose balancing meals are not boring. read more
By: Aarkstore Enterprise | Health & Fitness Aarkstore announce a new report "Blood Glucose Testing and Diabetes Management " through its vast collection of market research report. read more
By: Bentley Thompson | Diabetes If you have type 2 diabetes you can get normal blood glucose levels in a matter of days. By combining just 4 almost-forgotten, underrated, but time-tested and proven principles, anyone can safely lower and stabilize their blood glucose level. If you are willing to make a "superbowl" type effort you will be surprised at the results. read more
By: Sutiyo Na | Diseases and Conditions Most people with pre-diabetes do not realize that they have high risk of disease with deadly complications. It might make sense since pre diabetes commonly come with unclear symptoms and sometimes can be misleading. But other sufferers show some symptoms such as: frequent urination, excessive thirst, blurry vision especially at night, feeling weak and strange weight loss. read more