Maintaining a

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A GUIDE ON HOW TO SELF-

MONITOR YOUR BLOOD
GLUCOSE LEVELS

Blood Glucose: What
is it?
Before and After Exercise
Blood Glucose is the main sugar
found circulating in the blood that
acts as the body's main source of
energy
Why is Blood Glucose
Testing Important?
Blood Glucose Testing is
important because it:
Monitor the effect of diabetes
medications on blood sugar
levels
Identify blood sugar levels that
are high or low
Learn how diet and exercise
affect blood sugar levels
Understand how other factors
affect blood sugar levels
How often must we test for
our Blood Glucose Levels?
Before and After Meals
Before Going to Bed
When you are ill
When there are changes to your
lifestyle and/or medications
FAQs on Blood
Glucose Testing:
Between 80 and 130
milligrams per deciliter
(mg/dL) or 4.4 to 7.2
millimoles per liter
(mmol/L) before meals
Less than 180 mg/dL (10.0
mmol/L) two hours after
meals
What is the normal range
for Blood Glucose Levels?
Steps on how to self-
monitor your Blood
Glucose Levels:
1. Perform hand hygiene with
soap and warm water. Rinse
and dry completely
2. Remove reagent strip from
container; tightly seal cap
3. Insert reagent strip into
glucose meter
4. Choose puncture site and
prepare the site by wiping it
with an antiseptic swab.
Allow it o dry completely
5. Use lancelet to prick your
finger in one continuous
motion
6. Wipe away the first drop of
blood with a cotton ball.
7. Lightly squeeze puncture
site until a large drop of
blood has formed.
8. Bring test strip in meter to
drop of blood