DIABETES EQUIPMENT: Monitoring Your Glucose Levels

2007-05-02 10:04:19

( Health )



For the past years, diabetes has become on of the major causes of death and disability in the US. Diabetes is a medical condition where your pancreas does not produce enough insulin or where your body has a reduced response to insulin. Since insulin is required for your body to digest sugar properly, diabetes causes your blood sugar levels to escalate which then leads to other major complications such as blindness, gangrene, kidney failure, cardiovascular diseases, nerve damage, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension.

Thus, several diabetes equipments are available for patients suffering from diabetes to enable them to check their sugar level in the comfort of their homes whenever necessary. Diabetes equipments are also used to test other complications which are associated with the disease. Diabetes testing supplies stores also carry products that can help improve the condition of diabetic people such as nutrition supplements and services.

Blood glucose meter or BGM is one of the diabetes equipment you can use to keep track of your sugar levels so you know when to take a dose of insulin. The blood glucose meter also indicates how much insulin you should take. It is important get an accurate BGM reading since taking more or less than the necessary insulin dosage can lead to discomfort, unconsciousness, and even death.

Insulin pump supplies in the meantime, are often used when the pancreas have stopped producing insulin supply altogether. Insulin pump supplies provide insulin to the body similar to the way your pancreas does. This method is considered more effective in maintaining normal blood sugar levels than diabetic syringes.

One drawback of insulin pump as diabetes equipment is its inaccessibility to blind diabetic patients or those with poor vision. Currently, there are no insulin pumps that feature speech output readings and improper insulin administration due to inaccurate reading can be fatal.


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