Blood sugar is also known as diabetic which cause due to the lack of insulin in blood. The importance of insulin in our body is to maintain sugar in blood. Insulin is the kind of hormones in our body. If body will stop to release insulin in blood then sugar level get increase which causes diabetic.
We are going to discusses on three aspects of blood sugar test:
- HBA1c (Hemoglobin A1c)
- BFS (Blood Fasting Sugar)
- Random Sugar
HBA1c is a most common form of diabetic. It uses to test to find out the last 3 month average blood sugar level. Doctor refer hemoglobin A1c test to all diabetic patients as well as those persons who have symptom of sugar. It helps to diagnose deeply about the sugar present in blood molecules. This test also knows by glycated hemoglobin test. If HBA1c level cross 5.7% then its show that there is a compatible, means you are under diabetic group. Normal level of HBA1c is – 4% and 5.6%.
Blood fasting sugar test is essential to analyze accurate level of sugar in blood during fasting. The sample for this test can only collect when a patient is in empty stomach. Fasting has to maintain for 10 hours before this test conduct. For non-diabetic person the normal level for sugar is 4.0to5.9mmol/L, and for sugar patient level 4to7mmol/L.
Random sugar test is one of the casual tests for diabetic patient; sample for this test can take anytime during 24 hr. Fasting is not required in this. Random sugar test can process after taking breakfast or any time without fasting.
How to do blood sugar test at home?
We make you all aware of this that if any person who is suffering from diabetic and won’t check blood sugar in each alternate days then it is very dangerous for them. High blood sugar may cause damage to body organ, kidney failure, heart attack, liver problem, etc.
Doing blood sugar test at home become to easier for all, you need to purchase portable blood glucose meter. This device is user friendly and easy to use at home for testing blood sugar. Anytime you can use it to measure your sugar level. Glucose meter kit consists of one glucose meter device, one tool name Lancing device, strips for blood sample purpose and user guide.
How to use device?
- Wash your hand and dry it
- Put a test strip into your meter
- Help of lancing device prick the side of fingertip to get a drop of blood
- By use of strip, touch the drop of blood
- And then wait for few seconds for result on the screen
You can do test at home multiple times by device, but it is also to consult doctor for blood sugar once in a week, so that doctor will tell you how often you should do it. Your doctor will update your maximum and minimum level of sugar depending upon your condition like – age, pregnancy, health condition.
For all diabetic patient, Ayushkama Healthcare have a special package along with free home collection.