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Keeping Control Of Blood Sugar

Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes that occurs when blood glucose levels are very high (often above 400 milligrams per deciliter) and insulin levels are very low.
Hemoglobin A1C
A measurement called hemoglobin A1C gives the big picture of a person's blood-glucose levels over a couple of months.
How Do Blood-Glucose Meters Work?
Today's glucometers use an enzyme -- glucose oxidase or hexokinase -- that reacts with the glucose in the drop of blood on the strip that the meter reads.
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is an abnormally low level of blood sugar (blood glucose).
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