How to Use a Glucometer? Monitor Your Sugar Levels at Home!

Category: Health

Glucometers are an imperative tool in the lives of diabetics. Whether you are a Type-1 diabetic or Type-2 diabetic, it is essential to have a blood sugar testing machine that helps you monitor sugar levels time and again. However, the process of someone who has been recently diagnosed with diabetes might find it overwhelming as to how to use a glucometer, how to get accurate results, etc. Before we talk about the right ways to use it, let us set a context on what is a glucometer and its purpose. What is a Glucometer? A glucometer, also known as a glucose meter, is a device that helps in monitoring your blood sugar by needing a single drop of blood. Mostly compact and portable, the device provides readings by detecting the sugar levels in the body with the help of a test strip. The blood when comes in contact with the chemicals in the strip gives out electrical currents which read out the level of glucose in the sample and provide numerical results in seconds. Who should use a Glucometer? A glucometer is advisable for anyone with high sugar levels. Anyone with Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy), or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) must include regular testing of blood sugar as part of their diabetes treatment. How to use a glucometer? Now that we have set the context of the use of glucometer and its importance in the lives of a diabetic. Measuring blood glucose levels anytime, anywhere is now possible with BeatO’s CURV USB Connected Glucometer. With this mobile based glucometer, you can effortlessly take sugar readings, sync with the BeatO app and maintain a log of all your previous readings to understand the pattern of your sugar levels.