Here are some of the things you should check or have checked for you. Use these lists as a quick reference for maintaining good diabetic control.
Your lifestyle
1. Your diet should be high in fibre and low in saturated fats and sugary foods (refined carbohydrates), with no added salt. It should contain the right number of calories for you to achieve and remain at the ideal body weight for your height. Review your diet with a dietitian or nutritionist at least once a year.
2. Take regular exercise appropriately graded for your age and fitness level.
3. Do not smoke.
4. Drink alcohol in moderation only.
5. Get the amount of sleep and relaxation you need.
Your glucose balance
1. Test your blood glucose concentrations at least once a week, preferably once a day or more often. Check your measuring technique when you visit your diabetic adviser (I shall refer to a clinic visit from now on for simplicity), preferably against a venous laboratory glucose measurement.
2. Test your urine glucose concentrations, if you wish, at least once a week, preferably once a day or more often. Check your measuring technique at the clinic.
3. Your hemoglobin A1C should be checked at every clinic visit (if these are more than a month apart).
4. Test your urine ketone concentrations if your glucose is high, or you feel ill or are pregnant
Your drugs
Make sure you have the following:
1. Insulin, in date, enough for use and to cover breakages; stored correctly.
2. Your oral hypoglycemic pills, in date, enough for use and to cover loss.
3. Pills for other conditions, in date, enough for use and to cover loss.
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