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Page 1: Starting your journey - OneTouch® · 80–130 mg/dL * (4.4–7.2 mmol/L) After meal blood sugar < 180 mg/dL * ( 10.0 mmol/L) Blood sugar target for non-pregnant adults: 6 *Always

Let’s help you get it rightand stay on track

Starting your journey

Page 2: Starting your journey - OneTouch® · 80–130 mg/dL * (4.4–7.2 mmol/L) After meal blood sugar < 180 mg/dL * ( 10.0 mmol/L) Blood sugar target for non-pregnant adults: 6 *Always

There are things you can do to help you stay on track and live well with the condition.

Diabetes: helping you get started

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Managing diabetes

Making healthy food choices

Taking steps everyday to help preventlong term complications

Self monitoring of blood glucose

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The goals of managing diabetes are to: 3

• Keep your blood sugar levels as near to normal as possible by balancing food intake with physical activity and medication.

• Help slow or possibly prevent the development of diabetes-related health problems.

Understanding diabetes 1, 2

When you have diabetes, your body is unable to use glucose (sugar) for energy. This is because there is either not enough insulin to move the sugar into the cells of the body, or because your body does not respond well to insulin.

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What’s self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)? 4

Blood glucose monitoring or testing is a method of checking how much glucose (sugar) is in the blood, using a glucose meter anywhere, anytime.

Why test? 4

Testing your blood glucose as recommended by your healthcare professional will help to make the adjustments to your diabetes treatment plan when needed.

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Checking your blood glucose levels: 4,5

• Helps you find out if your blood sugar levels are too high, too low or within target at a given time.

• Alerts you to seek the advice from the diabetes healthcare team about adjusting diabetes medications and meals when blood glucose goals are not being met.

• Helps you and your diabetes healthcare team make changes to lifestyle and medications that can improve your blood glucose levels.

• Helps you better understand how activity, food and medicines affect your blood glucose levels as well as other factors such as travel, stress and illness.

• Helps you make day-to-day choices about how to balance these factors and keep your blood glucose not too high or too low.

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How to test blood sugar 5 Testing your blood glucose is probably easier than you think.

• You need a lancing device to prick your finger for a small blood drop*

• You need a test strip to place the blood drop on as indicated*

• You need a glucose meter that works with the test strip to get a blood glucose reading*

• Your doctor, pharmacist or diabetes educator can answer any questions you may have about checking your blood glucose.

Before mealblood sugar

80–130 mg/dL *

(4.4–7.2 mmol/L)

After meal blood sugar< 180 mg/dL *

( 10.0 mmol/L)

Blood sugar target for non-pregnant adults: 6

*Always check the instructions in the user manual for your specific glucose meter to know how to use it to get accurate blood glucose readings.

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Managing your diabetes 7

You can take steps to manage your diabetes by:

1. Taking medicines: tablets or injectable medicines like insulin, as prescribed by your doctor

2. Making healthy food choices

3. Being physically active

4. Testing your blood glucose as recommended by your healthcare professional

5. Learning information and skills on diabetes self-management

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Making healthyfood choices 7,8

• Healthy eating for diabetes is healthy eating for the whole family.

• Enjoy regular meals including breakfast everyday.

• Eat a variety of foods in each meal including healthy fats, lean meats or proteins, whole grains and low fat dairy.

• Include high fiber foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains to keep you fuller and help control blood glucose.

1/2 of the plate vegetables

1/4 of the plate grains & starches

1/4 of the plate protein

a portion of fruit

a portion of dairy

• Dairy products complement the meal

Your dietitian or diabetes educator can help you to develop an eating plan that is right for you and fits into your lifestyle.

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Diabetes-related complications 9People with diabetes are at risk for long term problems that affect the brain, eyes, heart, kidneys, nerves and feet.

1. Brain problems- Stroke

- Poor brain circulation

2. Eye problems-Cataracts

- Glaucoma- Retinopathy (eye disease caused by uncontrolled blood glucose over time

that results in changes in the retina)- Can lead to blindness

3. Heart problems- Heart attacks

- Poor heart circulation- Other heart disease

4. Renal problems- Nephropathy (kidney disease caused by damage to the small blood vessels from uncontrolled

blood glucose over time)- Can lead to kidney failure

5. Sexual problem - Erectile dysfunction in men

6. Vascular problems- Peripheral vascular disease (poor

circulation in the limbs)

7. Nerve problems- Neuropathy (damage to the nerves in the body caused by uncontrolled blood

glucose over time) - Can affect nerves in many parts of the body including the stomach and feet, leading to complications like stomach

muscle paralysis and amputations.

8. Foot problems- Diabetic foot - can result

in foot ulcers and infections

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Take care of yourself and keep your blood glucose controlled to prevent diabetes related problems by: 7

• Taking medicines as prescribed

• Eating healthfully

• Staying physically active

• Testing blood glucose regularly or as prescribed

• Keeping appointments with the healthcare providers and having laboratory tests as ordered by the doctor

Keep your blood glucose as near normal as possible. Your health care professionals can help you do this.

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References:

1 Canadian Diabetes Association. Thinking of Starting Insulin. http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/healthy-living-resources/blood-glucose-insulin/thinking-of-starting-insulin Accessed Mar 28, 2016

2 American Diabetes Association. Insulin Basics. http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-basics.html Accessed Mar 17, 2016

3 Joslin Diabetes Center. Goals of Blood Glucose Control. http://www.joslin.org/info/goals_for_blood_glucose_control.html Accessed Mar 29,2016

4 Canadian Diabetes Association. Managing Your Blood Glucose. http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/ healthy-living-resources/blood-glucose-insulin/ managing-your-blood-glucose Accessed Mar 27, 2016

5 American Diabetes Association. Checking Your Blood Glucose. http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-andcare/blood-glucose-control/checking-your-blood-glucose.html Accessed May 9, 2016

6 American Diabetes Association. Glycemic targets. Sec. 5. In Standards of Medical Care in Diabetesd2016. Diabetes Care2016;43(Suppl. 1)

7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Take Charge of Your Diabetes. Page 5-7

8 Canadian Diabetes Association. Basic Meal Planning. http:// www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/healthy-living-resources/ diet-nutrition/basic-meal-planning Accessed Mar 27, 2016

9 Cleveland Clinic. Diseases & Conditions. https:// my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_ Diabetes_Basics/hic_Long-Term_Problems_for_People_ with_Diabetes Accessed Mar 29, 2016

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