According to doctors, diabetic patients should get HbA1c test done every 3 months.According to experts, not checking blood sugar level daily can cause it to become uncontrolled.
Tips To Monitor Blood Sugar Level: Diabetes patients need to monitor their blood sugar level daily. This gives them an accurate estimate of the sugar level and keeping this in mind, they make changes in their food and lifestyle. You must have seen many diabetes patients who do not check their sugar level for many days and suddenly their health deteriorates. To avoid such a condition, blood sugar should be checked regularly. This can help them a lot in controlling diabetes. Let us know important things about this from the doctor.
Dr Anil Bansal, former president of Delhi Medical Association and senior physician, told AnyTV People suffering from diabetes should check their sugar level 2-3 times a day. After waking up in the morning, one should check fasting sugar level on an empty stomach and after lunch and dinner, one should check post meal sugar level. However, if a patient cannot check the sugar level 3 times, then at least blood sugar level should be measured 2 times in the morning and evening. If this is not possible, then sugar level should be checked at least once in any case.
Why is it necessary to check sugar level daily?
Dr Anil Bansal says that if the blood sugar level of diabetes patients remains high for a long time, then their nerves start getting damaged. This condition is called diabetic neuropathy. When the nerves of any part of our body get damaged, then the nerves stop sending signals to that part. Due to this, the body parts are not able to function properly. Many people can also die due to this. To avoid this, one should check the sugar level daily and if it increases, then one should consult a doctor.
When should HbA1c test be done?
According to health experts, all diabetic patients should get HbA1c test done every three months. This is a blood test, in which the average of blood sugar of the last 3 months is known. On the basis of this, doctors can advise necessary changes to diabetic patients. Prediabetes patients should also get this test done every three months, so that it can help in reversing it. Apart from this, healthy people can also get HbA1c test done once a year. This will help them monitor their sugar levels and avoid the risk of diabetes.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 23, 2024, 08:44 IST