Blood glucose level chart.
How to draw my own blood glucose level chart? How to interpret the results I get? What should I do when having high figures?
Compiling your own chart will help you get a better idea of how well you've been managing diabetes recently. Also you'll see if the results you get are higher than your own acceptable blood glucose, then you should consult your doctor for possible changes you may need to your
lifestyle habits
or your
diet.
Now, coming to your own glucose charts. The following chart could be a sample of the one you draw for yourself. On one side you may write down your own maximum and minimum acceptable blood glucose level according to what your doctor has referred to you. The other parts of your charts, you write down the date, time of your measurement, and the results you get. |
| Chart of blood glocose levels. | | Times of performing | Blood glucose level | Acceptable blood glucose. | Before breakfast | _______ to _______ | Till 120 mg/dl | | Before any day meal | _______ to _______ | Till 120 mg/dl – 130 mg/dl | | Above 200 mg/dl | _______ or less | Less than 180 mg/dl | | At bedtime | _______ or _______ | Till 150 mg/dl |
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