The treatment goal for diabetes is to control the blood glucose. The only way to know if you are achieving your goal is to monitor your blood glucose and, as needed, the level of ketones. Blood glucose monitoring is fundamental to diabetes treatment – and everyone needs to learn how to monitor and when to monitor.
In the sections below, you can learn about:
- Goals: general blood glucose targets
- Blood glucose monitoring: Portable meters for glucose monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring systems
- Logbook: the importance of recording your blood glucose
- A1c: a measure of your average blood glucose over the previous 3 months
- Ketones: how to check urine and blood ketones