Recommendations for
Better Diabetes Control
■Follow the advice of your healthcare professional.
■Follow the exercise and meal plans recommended by your healthcare professional.
■Take insulin or diabetes medication at your scheduled times.
■Keep in touch with your emotional and physical condition. Stress or illness can affect diabetes.
■Watch for symptoms of hypo- glycemia (low blood glucose) and hyperglycemia (high blood glucose).
■Review your logbook of test results with your healthcare professional regularly.
References
1.American Diabetes Association position state- ment on the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (1993).
2.Clarke, W.L., et al.: Diabetes Care, Vol. 10, No. 5 (1987),
3.Surwit, R.S., and Feinglos, M.N.: Diabetes Forecast (1988), April,
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8.Cohen, F.E., et al.: Diabetes Care, Vol. 9, No. 3 (1986),
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