Welcome to WADE, The Washington Association of Diabetes Educators
The information on this page was reviewed by Kamuran Shanti Malkoc, MS, RD,CDE and Ron Kammer RN, CDE. Please contact us if you notice any errors or have suggestions.
Checking your blood sugar levels regularly gives you vital information about your diabetes control. Monitoring helps you know when your blood sugar levels are on target. It helps you make food and activity adjustments so that your body can perform at its best. It takes some time and experience to figure out how your daily activities and actions affect your blood sugar.
The information and links on this website are not a substitute for comprehensive education you will receive from diabetes educator. Find an educator and program near you
How to check your blood sugar To perform a blood glucose test you will require a blood glucose meter, a test strip, a lancing device and a monitoring diary to record the results. |
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[PDF: About Selecting a Meter] |
[PDF: What Are the Target Ranges?] |
[PDF: FAQ about Monitoring] |
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[PDF: What do the results mean?] |
[PDF: My Blood Sugar Card] |
[PDF: Blood Sugar Log] |
[PDF: Monitoring (Source: CDC)] |
[VIDEOS: Diabetes Answers] |
[PDF: Monitoring When On Insulin] |
[PDF: Your Glucose Meter (booklet)] |
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Problems Solving and Tools to Improve Control |
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[PDF: Is My Blood sugar Accurate?] |
[PDF: Cost of Strips] | ||
[PDF: Prevent Sore Fingers] |
[PDF: Glucose Log (several weeks)] |
[PDF: Blood sugar log (one day) ] | |
[PDF: Testing in Pairs] [VIDEO: Testing in Pairs] |
[PDF:360-View ] |
[WEBSITE: milligrams/deciliter to milligrams/deciliter Converter] | |
Companies That Make Blood Sugar Meters |
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Easy-to-understand diabetes self-care information |
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[PDF: Blood Sugar Goals] |
[PDF: What's My A1c] |
[PDF: What's My eAG] |
[PDF: Low Blood Sugar] |
[PDF: High Blood Sugar] |
[PDF: Ketones] |
[PDF booklet: Understanding Blood Sugar] |
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For Diabetes Educators |
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Glucose Variability and Pattern Management: Way Beyond Logbooks |
[VIDEOS: 55 short videos from the National Diabetes Education Program] |
dLife Videos (topics on all AADE 7 from Healthy Eating to Reducing Risk) |