For those with diabetes, the ADA recommends an A1C target of less than 7% without significanthypoglycemia (low blood sugar).2The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists recommends a level of 6.5% or below.7However, the ADA also emphasizes that A1C goals should be individualized. If you ...
In the spirit of education and raising awareness, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about hypoglycemia. How to spot it, how to treat it, and steps to take to avoid the hypo-monster.
Wearing a CGM has made living with diabetes much more manageable for a few reasons. The sensor alerts me when I have high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) or low glucose levels (hypoglycemia). Getting ahead of a low glucose level can be life-saving; when left untreated, it could lead ...
Your healthcare provider will show you how to use a glucometer. First, you'll put a test strip in the device. Then you'll prick your finger to get a small drop of blood that you can put on the strip so it can be analyzed by the glucometer. Also calledglucose meters, these devices...
chickpeas, and lentils. Cooked and cooled potatoes, as well as rice, also contain high amounts of RS. I formulatedRootcology’s Paleo Starchso that you can easily incorporate RS into your daily life. This can be taken before bed to prevent nocturnal hypoglycemia, and to support healthy weight...
Several medications caninteract with insulinssuch as Lantus and Basaglar, making them less effective or causing them to lower blood glucose more than expected. Examples of medications that increase the risk of hypoglycemia with Lantus and Basaglar include: ...
After birth, when the baby is no longer receiving these high amounts of sugar from the mother, the high insulin levels can cause the baby's blood sugar to fall dangerously low (i.e., hypoglycemia). Some babies from mothers with gestational diabetes have trouble breathing when they are ...
I checked my glucose pretty much after every meal since I was at risk for gestational diabetes, but I haven’t been as disciplined about that since. But if I know I just had a lot of sugar, or if I am feeling weak due to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), then I will check when nec...
hypoglycemia, hearing loss, loss of balance, heat stroke, poor blood circulation, BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), as well as migraine-associated dizziness, making the disease somewhat really hard to cure. Thus, learning how to get rid of dizziness from flu, cold, drinking and ear ...
This simulator is able to predict how glycated hemoglobin and risk of hypoglycemia evolves when the various doses of insulin and oral antidiabetics are increased or decreased. Such simulators are promising, but this approach is disease-specific, since each disease would require a specific simulator...