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Health Tip: Check Your Blood Glucose

Health Tip: Check Your Blood Glucose

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(HealthDay News) -- The American Diabetes Association says anyone who is diabetic can benefit from blood glucose checks, especially if the person:

Takes insulin or medication to manage diabetes.
Is pregnant.
Has difficulty keeping blood glucose stable and under control.
Has dangerously low blood glucose, or develops ketones from high levels of blood glucose.
Develops low blood glucose without the typical warning signs.

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