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Does a diabetic need to buy a Glucose Meter?
by on Jan.29, 2010, under Uncategorized
When someone has diabetes, they essentially are having a problem where their body is unable to produce enough insulin and they need to monitor and control their sugars themselves. Firstly, there are two types of people with diabetes – Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetics with Type 1 Diabetes control their sugars entirely by giving injections of Insulin. A person with Type 2 Diabetes may also need to use insulin injections if their blood sugar levels go out of control, but normally they will control their sugars by diet and pills. To know which type of diabetes you have, you will need to get a proper diagnosis by a doctor or physician.
Controlling blood sugar levels is definately something that needs to be done by a person with diabetes. A diabetic monitors their blood sugars with a glucose meter that tells them how high or low their sugar might be. Work coverage may help you get a free glucometer if you cannot afford to buy it yourself after finding out you have diabetes. The way a glucose meter works is that the person testing their sugar levels pricks their finger with a lancet device. A lancet device is essentially a small needle ready to pierce the skin slightly to draw blood. Then the diabetic would put a blood strip into the meter, and put the drop of blood on the strip. Normally in about five seconds, or even up to a minute depending on the meter, you will get a reading telling you what your sugar levels are at.
A diabetic definately needs a glucose meter to test their sugars regularly. If you don’t test your blood sugars, problems can occur if an incorrect dosage of their medication is given including low sugars and seizures. With the price on meters nowadays it has definately got more affordable. Some companies when you buy a set amount of test strips will give you a free glucometer to be used with your purchased strips. They do this as they make money from the actual purchase of the test strips, so give you incentive of a free monitor to make you buy their brand over the next competitor. Some more information for finding a free glucometer can be found at http://www.freeglucometer.info/.
