Diabetes is a metabolic condition characterized by high blood glucose levels and insulin insufficiency. Insulin is a vital body hormone secreted by the pancreas that facilitates sugar to enter body cells and provide energy and also manufacture and store lipids. In typical uncontrolled diabetes, the sugar and lipids are deterred from entering the cells, therefore remaining in the bloodstream and over time, damaging nearly all body organs and eventually causing diseases such as heart and kidney diseases.
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Only a diabetic knows the importance of blood glucose, and controlling it, in relation to the condition. Typically, controlling diabetes prevents complications that affect the eyes, heart, kidneys, nerves, feet, blood vessels to name but a few. When you were diagnosed with diabetes, (of course after much testing and re-testing), you were advised to seek the services of a dietitian who will program your diet to keep the blood sugar levels in check. It therefore goes without saying that diabetics should monitor their sugar levels, which will entail blood sugar monitoring checks.

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