There's no cure for diabetes, but you can manage - or even prevent - the condition. Taking responsibility for your diabetes will enable you to manage your diabetes more effectively. Regular monitoring of blood glucose is critical part of diabetes care because it helps:
Record your glucometer readings and review them frequently to see the impact of food, activity and stress on your blood sugar levels.
Diabetes is a condition, which affects the body’s ability to produce or use insulin, a hormone that allows your body to turn glucose into energy. Diabetes can be managed effectively, but its potential complications include:
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing heart related disorders like heart attacks, high blood pressure & stroke.
The kidneys contain millions of tiny blood vessel clusters that filter waste from your blood. Diabetes can damage this delicate filtering system.
Diabetes can damage the blood vessels of retina potentially leading to blindness. Diabetes also increases the risk of cataract and glaucoma.
Persistent high blood sugar can damage delicate nerve fibers, causing diabetic neuropathy. This most often affects nerves in hands & feet.
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