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7 Tips For Testing Your Blood Sugar with Less Finger Pain
Having to repeat finger sticks because of human error (i.e., dirty hands) or meter failure due to a poor blood sample can be avoided by taking certain precautions. Here are tips to get it right the first, with less pain and hassle.
How to Test Your Blood Sugar
Has your doctor told you to monitor your blood glucose? Relax, it’s easy. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to test your blood sugar (blood glucose).
Can prediabetes be cured?
Yes! In most cases both pre-diabetes and the effects of insulin resistance can be reversed.
Pre-diabetes is not yet diabetes so you still have a chance to swing the odds of not developing type 2 diabetes back into your favor.
There is no cure for type 2 diabetes, but pre-diabetes can often be completely reversed if you take it seriously.
Actos linked to bladder cancer
Actos, an anti-diabetic drug prescribed for type 2 diabetes, and sometimes for pre-diabetes and (off label) for polycystic ovarian syndrome in women, has been linked again to the dangerous side effect of possibly increasing the risk of bladder cancer.
How Food Affects Your Blood Glucose and Insulin Levels
To move glucose from the blood stream into cells, the body needs to make insulin. If you have pre-diabetes, your body might not make the right amount of insulin, or it may resist the action of insulin (insulin resistance). This can lead to weight gain, unstable blood sugars, and other health problems including type 2 diabetes…
Treatment for Pre-Diabetes
Pre-diabetes is a serious medical condition that can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes. Pre-diabetes can often be reversed, but it does not go away by itself and must be treated through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise, oral medications, or a combination of all of these things.
