Type 2 Diabetes - Ten Common Reasons Why Diabetics Don"t Want To Self-Monitor!
Are you tired of monitoring your blood sugar level? One day a method may be created so that people diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes no longer have to prick their finger to obtain a blood sugar reading.
It may be hard to appreciate the glucometers or blood glucose meters available today, but they have come a long way.
Not too long ago diabetics were testing their urine and carefully timing the testing procedure to get a color result to check against a chart.
The testing was really awkward and not always accurate.
Can you imagine how difficult it was for a diabetic to estimate an accurate dose of insulin before glucometers were created? Regular checking and monitoring of your blood sugar level (BSL) is an essential component of effective diabetes control and management.
This holds particularly true for diabetics using insulin injections.
For most diabetics, monitoring is a bothersome activity...
they only find it difficult to self-monitor from time to time.
If you have been instructed by your doctor to monitor your blood sugar several times a day, don't lose heart...
you are not alone.
According to a statement released by the American Diabetes Association, twenty-one percent of adults diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes do not check their BSL regularly.
And in people with Type 2 diabetes who use insulin injections as part of their diabetes management, forty-seven percent do not even bother checking their BSL from time to time.
For those Type 2 diabetics who took insulin injections as part of their diabetes management, seventy-six percent never had their BSL checked.
Here are the most common reasons why diabetics say they do not want to check their blood sugar levels: 1.
Your glucometer makes you feel bad and guilty.
Why feel bad if your glucometer keeps telling you your BSL is too high? It really means you need to review what you are eating or to see your doctor so your diabetes medications can be adjusted.
Your BSL can be brought to within normal levels, so never feel discouraged by your readout.
There is always an answer.
2.
Blood sugar monitoring appears to be pointless.
Who says BSL monitoring is pointless? You doctor is interested in your blood sugar diary.
This way your doctor can see if your diabetic medications need adjustment.
3.
You want to forget you have diabetes.
Checking your BSL from time to time reminds you about your trouble sticking to a healthy eating plan.
But the longer it remains unchecked, the higher your chance of having out of control diabetes, and short and long-term diabetic complications.
4.
Your glucometer controls your life.
It tells you to do this and not to do that.
5.
Your family and friends keep on reminding you to check your blood sugar.
And you are simply tired of these reminders.
6.
Your doctor does not bother to check your diary.
If your doctor forgets to check your blood sugar diary, then remind him and show him the results.
Diabetes management is not one-way...
it takes co-operation between you and your doctor in order for you to achieve better diabetes control.
Or find another doctor who is more interested in your diabetes.
7.
It's too painful to monitor your blood sugar level.
With pain, there is gain.
Monitoring your BSL means you have confidence you are managing your diabetes and will avoid diabetic complications.
8.
It's too inconvenient to regularly monitor your BSL.
9.
Blood sugar monitoring is just too expensive.
10.
You are just too busy to check your BSL a couple of times a day.
If you are really serious about fighting Type 2 diabetes, you have no choice but to improve your diet and exercise habits, and monitor your blood sugar.
It may be hard to appreciate the glucometers or blood glucose meters available today, but they have come a long way.
Not too long ago diabetics were testing their urine and carefully timing the testing procedure to get a color result to check against a chart.
The testing was really awkward and not always accurate.
Can you imagine how difficult it was for a diabetic to estimate an accurate dose of insulin before glucometers were created? Regular checking and monitoring of your blood sugar level (BSL) is an essential component of effective diabetes control and management.
This holds particularly true for diabetics using insulin injections.
For most diabetics, monitoring is a bothersome activity...
they only find it difficult to self-monitor from time to time.
If you have been instructed by your doctor to monitor your blood sugar several times a day, don't lose heart...
you are not alone.
According to a statement released by the American Diabetes Association, twenty-one percent of adults diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes do not check their BSL regularly.
And in people with Type 2 diabetes who use insulin injections as part of their diabetes management, forty-seven percent do not even bother checking their BSL from time to time.
For those Type 2 diabetics who took insulin injections as part of their diabetes management, seventy-six percent never had their BSL checked.
Here are the most common reasons why diabetics say they do not want to check their blood sugar levels: 1.
Your glucometer makes you feel bad and guilty.
Why feel bad if your glucometer keeps telling you your BSL is too high? It really means you need to review what you are eating or to see your doctor so your diabetes medications can be adjusted.
Your BSL can be brought to within normal levels, so never feel discouraged by your readout.
There is always an answer.
2.
Blood sugar monitoring appears to be pointless.
Who says BSL monitoring is pointless? You doctor is interested in your blood sugar diary.
This way your doctor can see if your diabetic medications need adjustment.
3.
You want to forget you have diabetes.
Checking your BSL from time to time reminds you about your trouble sticking to a healthy eating plan.
But the longer it remains unchecked, the higher your chance of having out of control diabetes, and short and long-term diabetic complications.
4.
Your glucometer controls your life.
It tells you to do this and not to do that.
5.
Your family and friends keep on reminding you to check your blood sugar.
And you are simply tired of these reminders.
6.
Your doctor does not bother to check your diary.
If your doctor forgets to check your blood sugar diary, then remind him and show him the results.
Diabetes management is not one-way...
it takes co-operation between you and your doctor in order for you to achieve better diabetes control.
Or find another doctor who is more interested in your diabetes.
7.
It's too painful to monitor your blood sugar level.
With pain, there is gain.
Monitoring your BSL means you have confidence you are managing your diabetes and will avoid diabetic complications.
8.
It's too inconvenient to regularly monitor your BSL.
9.
Blood sugar monitoring is just too expensive.
10.
You are just too busy to check your BSL a couple of times a day.
If you are really serious about fighting Type 2 diabetes, you have no choice but to improve your diet and exercise habits, and monitor your blood sugar.
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