Monitor Blood Sugar to Prevent Complications

Excessive blood sugar in the blood (hyperglycemia) can affect multiple major organs, including the heart, nerves, eyes, kidneys up. Complications of diabetes develops slowly and sometimes accompanied by symptoms early.
Monitor blood glucose levels on a regular basis is one of the main requirements to keep within the limits that are not too high or too low. After a blood test, write in a book. Such information can help doctors in tracing the various factors that affect your glucose levels.
Here are some types of complications that can be avoided with self-monitoring of blood glucose on a regular basis:

- Cardiovascular disease and stroke
Cardiovascular disease is one of the complications of diabetes is most often encountered will trigger a heart attack, stroke, angina and coronary heart disease. About 65 percent of people with diabetes die from cardiovascular disease and stroke. Adult diabetics are also four times more at risk of heart disease and stroke.
- Hypertension
People with diabetes are also at higher risk of high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and eye disorders.
- Kidney disease
Kidney duty filter "junk" from the blood. The longer had diabetes, the greater the risk of kidney damage. If you have diabetes, your doctor likely will regularly examine urine protein to detect the presence of kidney damage.
- Nerve Damage
Nerve damage (neuropathy) is a long-term complications of diabetes are frequent. Diabetic neuropathy can cause a disruption in the body, from the nerves that control sight, hearing, to taste. It could also be an interruption of blood flow to the legs and sex organs.
- Damage to sight
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults in the United States. Blood sugar levels are always high can damage the tiny blood vessels in the back of the eye, causing blurred vision, glaucoma, cataracts, and blindness (diabetic retinopathy).
- High cholesterol levels
People with diabetes, especially those with uncontrolled blood sugar, blood fat levels tend to have high triglycerides and good cholesterol (HDL) is low.
- Skin infections
People with diabetes can interfere with the ability of the immune system to fight the germs and bacteria that invade so they are more vulnerable to infection. Fungal infections, rashes, boils up a skin disorder that is often experienced by patients with diabetes. Although anyone can become infected, but the infection is longer heal diabetes.