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The importance of independent blood glucose monitoring
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GridHEALTH.id – Diabetes is a chronic disease that is a big scourge of the world, including in Indonesia, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many cases of Covid-19 infection have comorbidities diabetes critical condition and end of death.
Therefore, diabetes that can be prevented should be avoided.
Especially now that the number of people with diabetes mellitus (DM), which is also called the mother of many serious diseases, is increasing.
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) noted that the number of people with diabetes mellitus in the world in 2015 had reached around 415 million!
This condition is predicted to increase to 642 million people (55 percent) by 2040.
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Indonesia is the 7th largest country with diabetes in the world. Reached about 10 million inhabitants.
How do you avoid diabetes?
A healthy lifestyle, nutritious food, and exercise, of course, must avoid sweets, eat sweet, sweet drinks, from an early age.
How is diabetes management?
Good blood glucose control is an important factor and has been shown to reduce the risk of complications in people with diabetes mellitus type 1 and diabetes mellitus type 2.
In daily clinical practice, examination of blood glucose levels, good fasting blood glucose (GDP), blood glucose post-prandial (GDPP), as well as when and HbA1c were performed to assess glycemic control for people with diabetes mellitus.
These examinations are generally carried out in the laboratory in the morning, at a certain time or when the person is treated at the clinic.
But it cannot provide accurate information regarding the true daily blood glucose variability of a person with diabetes mellitus.
Therefore, structured independent monitoring of blood glucose (PGDM) with a good glucometer is required.
Because it can provide information about the variability of daily blood glucose levels for diabetics.
It is important to know, PGDM is a periodic blood glucose check that is carried out using a glucometer by diabetics themselves or their families.
PGDM should be carried out by diabetics and patients’ families who have received education from trained health personnel.
Remember, the wrong way to use a glucometer can result in inaccurate blood glucose or blood sugar values up to 91-97 percent.
Benefits of checking blood sugar independently
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Self-test blood glucose can provide information about daily blood sugar variability such as blood glucose before each meal, one or two hours after eating, or at any time in special circumstances.
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Launching a Book Guidelines for Self-Management of Blood Glucose In 2019 published by the Indonesian Endocrinology Association (Perkeni), PGDM can improve the achievement of blood glucose control, reduce morbility, mortality, and save long-term health costs associated with acute and chronic complications of diabetes mellitus.
Its use in an integrated and structured manner can significantly reduce HbA1c.
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#HadapiCoronaThis article has been published on Kompas.com with the title “
How to Check Blood Sugar Independently with a Glucometer “
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