Glucometer

All diabetics should have & know how to use a glucometer.Instrument is cheap, not very costly.Its a very simple user friendly instrument which can give your blood sugar levels in a minute. Anybody can use this with a little practice. This can be lifesaving. This is very true during emergencies as hypoglycemia can be fatal.

Monitoring of sugar by diabetics

Glucometer

Uristicks- Strips for monitoring of sugar in urine

This is a simple method which all diabetics can use at home to monitor sugar in urine.
One has to dip these strips in urine & look for color changes & grade it accordingly as 0, 1+, 2+, 3+.

Newer Insulins

Nowadays we see a lot of “ Newer Insulins” in the market. All these have been introduced to make diabetic patients life easier. These injections are user friendly & easy to inject. Dose calculation is also very simple. One has to just adjust the marker line given on the insulin preloaded syringe. The needle is also very small & it reaches subcutaneous space only. It doesn't reach at a deeper level. So patients or relatives can give injection at home. This is very important as wrong dose can lead to –
1. Inadequate sugar control causing high sugars

2. Excess dose leading to hypoglycemia which is very risky for life & may lead to death if not treated immediately.

Certain brand names of “Newer Insulins”
Lilly is a pharma company which is manufacturing a lot of newer insulins. Insulin is available in prefilled syringes.