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This page allows people living with diabetes to demystify blood sugar in diabetes and teaches them how to control it.
The must know about blood sugar and diabetes
IV.1. General recommendations about blood sugar control in diabetes
IV.3. How to use a blood sugar meter?
IV.4. Knowing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar or hypo) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar or hyper)
IV.5. Try these eight tips to avoid low or high blood sugar levels
Frequently asked questions about blood sugar and diabetes
Q.1.Why do I often experience low blood sugar levels (hypo) at night?
Q. 2. Aren’t there any other ways to measure blood sugar levels than pricking fingers?
Q.3. Why do I experience some episodes of high blood sugar levels in the morning?
Q.4. How can I stop being anxious or worried about having low blood sugar (hypo)?
Q.5. Why was it easier to control my blood sugar levels at the time of diabetes diagnosis than some months, years later?
Myths or rumors about blood sugar and diabetes
MYTH 1: “The body is not able to “wake itself up” from low blood sugar (hypo)
MYTH 2: “I can trust my body to “wake itself up” from a hypo, and therefore I do not need to take any actions.”
MYTH 3: “I can’t die from a hypoglycemia”
MYTH 4: “The “counter-reaction” works equally well for all insulin users”
MYTH 5: “There are only positive effects of going to bed with a deliberately high glucose level to avoid hypo”