Too many blood sugars checks being done by diabetics at home
A study says that people with Type-2 diabetes who have well controlled blood sugar levels do not need to check blood sugar levels at home many times a day; yet 1 in 7 people are doing so.
More than half of the people testing their blood sugar at home didn’t need to do this, accounting for 14 percent of the total study population, researchers reported in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
‘Many Type 2 diabetes patients not using insulin or other medications at risk of rapid changes in blood sugar levels are testing far more often than they need to be,’ said the lead study author, Dr. Kevin Platt of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
‘This needless behavior causes unnecessary pokes, worry and costs,’ Platt said. ‘More is not always better when it comes to medical care.’
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/diabetes/many-diabetics-needlessly-test-blood-sugar-home-n946591
To avoid unnecessary multiple time blood sugar testing at home it is best to discuss the need to frequently check blood sugar testing with your doctor during each visit!
