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What is diabetes?

What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?

What is Insulin?

What is hypoglycemia?

How would I feel if my blood glucose was too low?

If my blood glucose is too low, what should I do about it?

How did I get diabetes?

What is happening in my body to make me diabetic?

Why do I feel so awful when my blood glucose is high?

What kind of diet should I follow?

What if diet and exercise don’t adequately control my glucose?

Where does glucose in the blood come from?

What can I do to keep my blood glucose down without medication?

Glucose Monitoring:

1. How can I tell what my blood sugar is?
   
   
2. Why should I monitor?
   
   
3. When should I test my blood sugar?
   
   
4. What should my readings be?
   
   
5. Which meter should I buy?
   
   

Common Dietary Questions and Answers:

1. Am I allowed any sugar?
   
   
2. Am I allowed any alcohol?
   
   

Hemoglobin A1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin):

1. How can I Tell How Well-Controlled my Glucose is Long-Term??
   
   
2. What is a Hemoglobin A1c (Hgb A1c)?