Managing diabetes requires good self-discipline and regular visits to your doctor or diabetes care team. Following is a checklist for your diabetes care — what you or your doctor should be checking on a daily, every three–four monthly or annual basis.
Picking up complications early is key to managing your diabetes. The earlier you or your doctor realise a health problem exists, the earlier that problem can be addressed and managed. Some of the investigations included in the following list are required more frequently if being actively treated.
Daily:
Blood glucose self-monitoring, at the following frequencies:
Before meals and bedtime for person with type 1 diabetes
Before breakfast and at least one to two additional times through the day, preferably two hours after meals for person with type 2 diabetes on tablets.
Once daily for person with stable type 2 diabetes
Before and one hour after meals for pregnant woman with type 1 diabetes or gestational diabetes
Maintenance of healthy eating and exercise plan
Medication (if required)
Three–four monthly:
Blood pressure
Blood test for HbA1c
Foot exam if neuropathy is present
Weight
Annually:
Dental review
Diet review
Dilated eye exam by eye doctor
Education review
Fasting lipid profile
Filament test for foot sensation
Medication review
Microalbuminuria measurement
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