Who had to measure?
By far the largest group of people who have to or should regularly measure their blood sugar are diabetics. Patients who inject insulin must control their blood sugar very closely to prevent over- or underdosing of insulin. Blood glucose monitoring is also useful for type 2 diabetics who are only treated with oral antidiabetics, in order to detect any incorrect blood glucose adjustment. Blood glucose should also be measured more closely in the case of general illnesses, such as flu-like infections, as it is easier to derail the blood glucose levels in the event of illness.
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