How often should blood sugar be tested?

Guidelines issued by organizations such as the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) all emphasize that self-monitoring of blood glucose is an integral part of comprehensive diabetes management and education, and is recommended for all patients with diabetes. All performed self-monitoring of blood glucose.

 

At the end of 2015, my country also updated the "Clinical Application Guidelines for Blood Glucose Monitoring in China" and clearly pointed out that self-monitoring of blood glucose is the most basic method for diabetic patients to evaluate their blood sugar control level during treatment. But we must pursue individualized diabetes treatment, which is not just about medication. Diet, exercise, blood sugar monitoring, and patient education all need to be tailored to the patient's personal situation to develop an individualized plan.

 

Therefore, the frequency of self-blood glucose monitoring will also vary depending on the patient's blood sugar-lowering plan and blood sugar control. For example, people who are newly diagnosed with diabetes and whose blood sugar has not yet reached the standard need to control their blood sugar as soon as possible, so monitoring is more frequent. Once your blood sugar reaches target, your doctor will ask you to reduce the frequency of monitoring.

 

The following is about the frequency of blood sugar monitoring. I suggest that you don’t have too much or too little. You can develop individualized monitoring frequencies according to different treatments, as follows: When blood sugar control is not stable, when blood sugar control is stable. Since individualization is emphasized, Of course, the above suggestions may not be suitable for you. If you are willing, I hope you can share your monitoring frequency and plan, or it may be suitable for other friends who have similar problems, maybe it can also help them!