Blood Sugar Testing Blogs

For individuals with type 1 diabetes, regular testing of blood sugar levels is essential because it may lead to adjustments in insulin dosing. But for those with type 2 diabetes, I feel that incessant testing is not only unnecessary, it’s debilitating.

Many people living with diabetes are told by their doctors to test their blood sugar levels multiple times daily. This is not only inconvenient and expensive but also unnecessary—especially if you aren’t on insulin and this testing isn’t resulting in changes to your treatment.