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Self monitoring of sugars

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jonesmia

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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
How important is it for young diabetics to monitor their sugars at home. How often should they monitor?
 
jonesmia said:
How important is it for young diabetics to monitor their sugars at home. How often should they monitor?
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I'd say as often as any other person with diabetes I imagine, depending on type and medication of course. How young?
 
KK123 said:
I'd say as often as any other person with diabetes I imagine, depending on type and medication of course. How young?
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Early 30's. Someone on once a day OHA, what monitoring frequency should be there? should it be everyday or may be alternate day?
 
@jonesmia if, as your profile says, you are insulin-dependent you should be testing before every insulin injection, before you eat, before you drive and before you exercise at the very least.
This has nothing to do with age but the risk of experiencing hypos.
 
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