Recommendations for better diabetes control
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Follow the advice of your healthcare professional.
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Follow the exercise and meal plans recommended by your healthcare
professional.
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Take insulin or diabetes medication at your scheduled times.
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Keep in touch with your emotional and physical condition.
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Stress or illness can affect diabetes.
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Watch for symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) and
hyperglycemia (high blood glucose).
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Always record your test results in a logbook. A logbook assists you in
keeping a record of your blood glucose results, along with information on
your food intake, exercise, and medication.
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Review your logbook of test results with your healthcare professional
regularly.
References
1 "Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycaemia" World Health Organization, 2006
2 Diabetes Care, vol. 33 Jan;1 S82-86, 2010
3 Krall, L.P. and Beaser R.S.: Joslin Diabetes Manual. Philadelphia: Lea and Fibiger (1989), 261–263.
4 Kahn, R. and Weir, G.: Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus. Philadelphia: Lea and Fibiger (1994), 489.
5 American Diabetes Association position statement on the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (1993).
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