Laboratory tests such as measuring the blood sugar are now available in the market and can be easily done in respective homes.
Glucose meter measures the amount of blood sugar in the body.
It can also be made by the patient alone.
Physicians usually require their diabetic patient or potentially-diabetic patient to measure his/her blood sugar level at least once a day to prevent hyperglycemia.
Hyperglycemia is a condition wherein the blood is being flooded with unabsorbed glucose resulting to a definitive signs and symptoms that would possibly complicate into diabetes mellitus if left untreated.
To prevent hyperglycemia, the frequent checking of blood sugar must then be performed.
Glucose meter is widely available in the market most especially in the pharmacies around the world.
However, there are certain health care insurances such as the Medicare, offers free glucose meters to their clients.
Online glucose meter is also offered by those diabetic organizations for free.
It is a good way of encouraging those diabetic patients to frequently check their glucose levels and lives a normal life.
The only thing that qualifies a person to have this free online glucose meter is the validity that he/she really has diabetes.
Filing of pertinent information follows and the next thing to do is to wait right in front of your door because it will just be delivered for free.
Additional leaflets about diabetes and book guide are included in the package.
The normal range of amount in the blood sugar is 70 - 110 mg/dL.
Above the normal range is considered abnormal, same with below the normal meter.
As much as possible, the result of your glucose meter result is within the normal level to prevent from unwanted sign and symptoms.
Maintaining a low sugar content food is good in maintaining the blood sugar in a normal level.
Glucose meter is very much friendly to the users.
It composes three elements to get the result and these include the glucose meter reader, paper strips and the prick pen.
The glucose meter is the one that reads the amount glucose in the dropped blood from the paper strips.
In order to get a drop of blood, using the prick pen, simply prick it into the lateral side of the finger.
Actually, any point or sides in the finger is suitable in getting a dropped on blood.
The lateral side of finger has lesser nerve endings; therefore, lesser pain will be felt during the pricking of the pen.
Fingers are often used because of its easy accessibility and are rich in blood.
As the blood oozes after the pricking, give a hard press on the area slightly above pricked site.
Immediately drop the blood on the paper strip and let the glucose meter read it.
One must report to his/her physician when the result is below or above the normal range because this would mean a health risks.
When a person is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, the world doesn't end there.
Checking the sugar blood level using the glucose meter would help a diabetic person to still live a normal and positive life.
There are just restrictions and limitations, though.