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Are glucose meters required by diabetics?
By Spa guru | December 30, 2009
Someone who is unable to produce enough insulin or no insulin is someone who has diabetes, and they are having this problem which requires them to use a monitor and control blood sugars by themself. Firstly, there are two types of people with diabetes – Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Having injections using needles is the main way a person with Type 1 Diabetes controls and lowers their sugar levels. Type 2 Diabetics are able to control their blood sugars by pills and excercise alone, although they do sometimes need to use Insulin as well when the sugar gets out of control. To know which type of diabetes you have, you will need to get a proper diagnosis by a doctor or physician.
So now we know that a diabetic needs to control their sugar levels. A diabetic monitors their blood sugars with a glucose meter that tells them how high or low their sugar might be. Work coverage may help you get a free glucometer if you cannot afford to buy it yourself after finding out you have diabetes. The way a glucose meter works is that the person testing their sugar levels pricks their finger with a lancet device. This basically draws a small drop of blood from the person fingers so the levels can be measured. The drop of blood would be put onto a blood strip that has been put into their glucose meter. Normally in about five seconds, or even up to a minute depending on the meter, you will get a reading telling you what your sugar levels are at.
A diabetic definately needs a glucose meter to test their sugars regularly. Without it they may give incorrect dosage of their insulin causing low sugar levels which can be dangerous as a seizure may occur. With the price on meters nowadays it has definately got more affordable. Some companies when you buy a set amount of test strips will give you a free glucometer to be used with your purchased strips. Since many manufacturers make most of the money from the strips purchase, you get that added incentive of a free monitor to be used with their strips. Some more information for finding a free glucometer can be found at www.freeglucometer.info/.
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