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DIABETES CARE: WEEK #6 - 10 QUICK TIPS
4/21/2008
Advanced Medical Support is supplying diabetes patients with weekly quick tips on how to provide exceptional diabetes care.
DIABETES CARE: WEEK #6 - 10 QUICK TIPS
Advanced Medical Support is supplying diabetes patients with weekly quick tips on how to provide exceptional diabetes care. Please review the following quick diabetes tips and try to implement them in your activities of daily living.
With the proper daily care diabetics can live a long and productive life. Advanced Medical Support cares about the long-term health of our diabetic patients. We are here to help, so if you have questions about diabetes or testing your blood sugar please call anytime. Be sure to check back every week on our website for updated diabetes care tips.
1. Every so often, pick a day to test your blood glucose level four times.
2. Do not go barefoot. Diabetics MUST always protect their feet.
3. Drink eight glasses of water, especially on hot days.
4. Ask your doctor to teach you how to adjust your insulin.
5. Check your blood glucose before drinking alcohol and make sure you've eaten.
6. When sick, try popsicles or ginger ale.
7. Have you had your kidney function tested recently?
8. Clean wounds or sores twice a day with warm water and mild soap.
9. Check your blood glucose test strips supplies regularly.
10. Diabetics should call a doctor if a cut or sore is draining. Change bandage often.
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