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How Frequently Should You Test Blood Glucose Levels?

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David Mendosa

David Mendosa

Fri, November 18, 2005

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Doctors in Germany and Switzerland reported on their 10-year study of 3,268 people with type 2. Those who tested their blood glucose levels – whether or not they were taking insulin – were 33 percent less likely to develop complications of diabetes or to die than those who didn’t test.

The evidence is clear. All of us who have diabetes need to test our blood glucose levels. Others can wait.

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