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.
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