Role of Blood Sugar Monitoring

In Type 1 Diabetes, checking your Blood Sugar is very important. For the new diabetics, they might be wondering how they check their blood sugar, what medications they have to take, and much more. In this post, I will be showing you guys what medications Diabetics take, how to check your Blood Sugar, and more.

How to check your blood sugar:

1.) After washing your hands, insert a test strip into your meter.

2.) Using your poker, poke your finger to get a drop of blood. (Make sure you get enough blood so the meter will be able to read it.)

3.) Put your lancet test strip near the finger you just poked and direct it to the blood so it can obtain it, and wait for the result.

4.) Your blood glucose level will appear on the meter's display.

A visual on how to manage your blood sugar readings and how to actually test your blood sugar.

Medications: Diabetics in general take a pretty good amount of medication. Some of these medications include the Glucagon, a medication used to treat low blood sugar, Insulin or Humalog, a medication used to control your blood sugar to cover your meal and make sure you're healthy. Lastly, Lantus or a similar medication used to control your blood sugar throughout the night or the day. I'm pretty sure there are TONS more of medications used for Diabetics but these are the main ones or the more general ones.

A person actually injecting their insulin.

Locations of where Insulin Injection should take place.