Having diabetes means you will be monitoring your glucose numbers. These values can sometimes be confusing to understand. Sometimes the number is high and sometimes it is too low.

What will you learn in this course?

• Know the factors that can cause blood glucose numbers to be high or low.
• Know what to do if your numbers are too high or too low.
• Be able to look for patterns in your glucose numbers and take action to manage your values with confidence.

The class outline is as follows:

• How to talk about the highs and lows
• Glucose targets
• Keeping records
• Low blood glucose numbers
  • Pattern management of out of target lows
• Out of target high glucose numbers
  • What to do if blood glucose levels are high
  • What causes high glucose levels
  • Pattern management of high glucose blood sugars
• A1C - What you should know
  • What is the A1C?
  • What is the estimated A1C?
  • Limitations of the A1C
• A new way to look at glucose numbers - Time in Range
• Glucose monitoring
  • When to check your blood sugar
  • When to check more often

Who should take this course?

This course is for individuals who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and who want to manage their blood sugars.