Emergency blood sugar remote monitoring system?

by Alaima

QUESTION: What is the emergency blood sugar remote monitoring system? Is it available only for hospital based or one can have at home? Thank you.


ANSWER: Hi Alaima,

An emergency blood sugar remote monitoring systems, in other words, means that every diabetic has to test his blood sugar constantly no matter where he is, not only in the hospital.

Therefore, it is important for you purchase a glucose meter that you should take anywhere you go, because this little (but important) device will provide you the opportunity to measure your blood sugar at any time and every where.

The monitoring of your blood sugar level is not that simple task because you have to know the exact values of the blood sugar, and you must also be sure that your meter is providing accurate results.

For your general knowledge, the value of the blood sugar is between 3.6-5.8mmol/l (or 80 - 120 mg/dl), and you have to maintain this values for the sake of your good health.

Another important "instruments" of diabetic monitoring remote system are fast-acting insulin and something sweet that many diabetics carry within their "diabetic first aid kit" wherever they go.

This is because these two substances will help you "beat" the hypo and hyperglycemia, once they are set (that you can identify by measuring your blood sugar via diabetes meter). Therefore, any emergency situation related to these dangerous conditions are prevented in time.

To keep you informed, hypoglycemia is a condition when your blood glucose level is under 3.6 (50 mg/dl); meaning that you don’t have enough energy for your organism and the only way to raise your blood sugar level is to put something sweet in your mouth like chocolate for example.

Then the amount of blood glucose will normalize and you are preventing all the dangerous consequences of hypoglycemia.

On the other side, hyperglycemia is observed when the value of the sugar in your blood is more the 5.8. (120mg/dl). This may cause many damages to your organism, therefore, you are supposed to inject your self with fast acting insulin to prevent them.

Hope it is all cleared!

Dr.Alba