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How Frequently Should You Test?

David Mendosa
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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

After earning a B.A. with honors from the University of California,...

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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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