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All About Blood Sugar Testing

All About Blood Sugar Testing

If you are a diabetic or someone from your family is suffering from diabetes, you would understand the importance of blood sugar levels and how it makes a world of a difference to a patient. When you have a record of all the blood sugar tests over a period of time, you have a good picture of your body's response to your diabetes care plan and helps you prevent long-term complications. Glucose is a...
How to Monitor Blood Sugar?

How to Monitor Blood Sugar?

If you have diabetes, you have an important role in your own medical care, and testing your blood glucose (also called blood sugar) is an opportunity for you to take control of your health. Although diabetes is a chronic condition, it can usually be controlled with lifestyle changes and medication. The main goal of treatment is to keep blood sugar levels in the normal or near-normal range. ...
Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes

Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes

Diabetes is spreading across the globe like a wild fire. However, many people don't have the correct knowledge to tackle it. Diabetes is a condition where sufficient amounts of insulin are either not produced or the body is unable to use the insulin that is produced. There are 4 basic types of Diabetes: Neurogenic Nephrogenic Dipsogenic Gestagenic Gestagenic DI or Gestational diabetes is a form of...

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All About Blood Sugar Testing
Q: A blood glucose test calculates the amount of sugar in a sample of your blood. It is used to detect both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. If you are someone who is suffering from diabetes, this test can literally prove to be a life saver. So let's find out the know-how of this test

A: Hi, Really a very informative article.

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Q: What is the normal value of sugar in the blood?

A: The level of sugar in the blood varies, and your blood sugar levels will generally soar after you eat a meal. This is why blood sugar levels are tested in individuals before they have their food. Diagnosticians normally test a person's blood sugar levels before breakfast, as blood sugar levels will take more than six hours (after a meal) to return ...

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How To Test For Low Blood Sugar?

A: Low blood sugar is also known as hypoglycemia.Normal levels of blood glucose in fasting is 70-99mg/dl.If blood sugar level goes down below 40mg/dl it is referred as hypoglcemia. Actual diagnosis of hypoglycemia requires to met the criteria of whipple triad which include low blood glucose(less than 40mg/dl)often tested along with insulin and C-...

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How to check blood sugar level?

A: Blood sugar level can be done easily at home itself with lancet and glucometer. I use to check the blood sugar level once in a while. First, you have to clean your hands with warm water and hand wash. Then, prepare the lancer with a new needle and adjust the setting to three. You can set it to four also. Insert a test strip into the glucometer. ...

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Health News - Testing Your Blood Sugar

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Breath Test May Tell If You Have Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Breath Test May Tell If You Have Vitamin B12 Deficiency

No dear, it's not always in the negative sense. Having gone through a breath test does not necessarily mean that you have been caught in a "dirty" drunk driving case. But a breath test may probe a little deeper, down your body to find out the level of Vitamin B12. This breath test, newly developed by researchers is a non-invasive, yet a cheaper way to protect individuals from the lethal ...
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The "Defamed" Potato Found to Lower High Blood Pressure in Obese Individuals

The horns of a dilemma may keep poking us in every move of our life - lighter as well as deeper. The "tick-tick" of a swinging pendulum may knock at our minds every single time we try to make a decision in any controversial issue. The swing continues- left and right. Even when a new theory or fact comes up, we are still in the same muddy water. For example, we still remain fussy about ...
Eat Strawberries: Enhance the Antioxidant Capacity of the Red Blood Cells

Eat Strawberries: Enhance the Antioxidant Capacity of the Red Blood Cells

Whenever we have talked about strawberries, we have definitely mentioned about what people mostly like to hear- romance, passion and libido. In fact, the media have hyped the use of strawberries through provocative ads showing gorgeous women biting into reddish pink strawberries with their fleshy and glossy lips. And now, strawberries will get a higher rating with a research claiming that the pink...
Gestational Diabetes Can be Predicted Even Before Conception

Gestational Diabetes Can be Predicted Even Before Conception

A new research has claimed that women can get to know whether they will get affected with diabetes during pregnancy seven years before they conceive. The study had 580 ethnically diverse women as its subjects. Researchers suggested that routine assessments of blood sugar and body weight long before conceiving can help women to understand if they are at a greater risk. Diabetes during pregnancy has...

Health Tips - Testing Your Blood Sugar

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When measuring blood sugar, instead of pricking the tip of your finger, use the side of your finger to avoid sore spots on the part you use the most.

Before performing the blood glucose test, make sure your hands are clean by washing your hands with a mild antibacterial soap.

Don't use alcohol to cleanse your fingertip as alcohol may dry your skin and may cause fingertips to crack.

When taking a blood pressure test, don't smoke, drink coffee/tea or exercise for at least 30 minutes prior to the test to avoid any unwanted spikes.

Nicotine and caffeine acts as stimulants that can alleviate your blood pressure, thus increasing your blood pressure reading.

Take 5 minutes to calm yourself down by taking deep breaths before measuring your blood pressure. This avoids recording a higher number in the result.

When measuring your blood pressure, you need to be in a relaxed state of mind. Otherwise, you may artificially increase your systolic level (the higher number in your blood ...

Recipes - Testing Your Blood Sugar

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Lauki Burfi Recipe

Lauki Burfi Recipe

Have you been avoiding sweets because you are conscious of your weight? This one is for you, try it. 2 cups Lauki (bottle gourd) grated 1 litre Milk 1/2 cup Khoya 1/2 cup Sugar / Sweetener 1 tbsp Cardamom (elaichi) Powder 1/4 tsp Green color In a pan...
Jowar Laddu Recipe

Jowar Laddu Recipe

Jower (sorghum) is rich in minerals (potassium, calcium and phosphorus with small amounts of iron and sodium) and high in fiber. Since it is gluten-free, it also make a healthy diet and is good in treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergies. It ...

Glossary - Testing Your Blood Sugar

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Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes (or gestational diabetes mellitus, GDM) is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes generally has few symptoms and it is most ...

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