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Blood Glucose Monitors, also known as “Glucometers”, are portable; battery operated medical devices that measure the blood glucose concentration from a small drop of capillary blood (from finger sticks or alternate sites). Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. A big portion of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, which is then converted into energy. The pancreas, an organ located near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin. The body of a person with diabetes either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes glucose to build up in your blood stream. To control diabetes, monitoring is key. You will receive:
What does it do? Since there is no cure to diabetes, healthy eating, physical activity, and blood glucose testing are the basic therapies for diabetes. Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Family members can help by improving the quality of care of a loved one with diabetes to prevent devastating complications. Today’s glucometers are compact and easily used anywhere with fast accurate results. People with diabetes must take responsibility for their day-to-day care, and keep blood glucose levels from going too low or too high. By monitoring a diabetic person’s blood glucose level they will be able to control the disease, enabling them to lead a more productive life. Diamond will check with you regularly to ensure you have enough supplies to monitor you diabetes. We will ship to you refill supplies when needed.
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