Diabetes Management
Recognising and understanding the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes is essential to best manage your condition.
Risk factors include
- Being over the age of 40
- Being overweight
- Not getting enough exercise (recommended 30 minutes each day)
- High blood pressure Component Driven & 1500+ UI Elements
- High cholesterol
- Familial factors
- Developing gestational diabetes
Symptoms associated with Type 2 Diabetes
- Blurred vision
- Extreme / continuous thirst
- Fatigue / exhaustion / lack of energy
- Frequent urination, particularly during the night
- Numbness, pain or tingling (pins & needles) in hands and feet
- Frequent infections
Benefits of managing your diabetes
Understanding the importance of managing your diabetes is crucial to your overall health. Regular check-ups, monitoring your blood sugar levels, a balanced diet and regular exercise all contribute to stable blood sugar levels as well as medication. The benefits of managing your diabetes positively impact other aspects of your health and wellbeing.
Source of Diabetes Information
- Diabetes Ireland
- The International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas (2021)
Properly managing your diabetes maintains stable blood sugar levels, which reduces the risk of hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) and hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar). Both can lead to numerous health issues such as heart disease, complications with your eyes, stroke and problems relating to feet.
By managing your diabetes effectively will minimise health complications, potentially increasing your life expectancy while also ensuring you enjoy more active, healthy lifestyle.
Maintaining stable blood sugar levels reduces the risk of diabetic retinopathy and other eye issues that can lead to blindness.
Well managed diabetes help protect your heart and blood vessels, which better controls blood pressure and cholesterol. Both of which lowers the risk of heart disease, heart attack and strokes. And, better blood circulation helps promote skin wounds, reducing risks associations with infections.
A common complication associated with mis-managed of diabetes is kidney damage. By carefully managing blood sugar protects your kidneys from damage.
How to correctly use your TD 4183 Glucometer
The TD 4183 Glucometer provides accurate and reliable blood sugar readings in seconds. When used correctly, it is an essential device that provides precise data that informs decision-making about the management of your diabetes and effectiveness of your treatment.
It is advisable that you get training from your doctor or healthcare professional on how to correctly calibrate and use your TD 4183 Glucometer and understand the readings so that appropriate measures can be taken if required.
Our videos are a useful reminder about the appropriate use of your TD 4183 Glucometer, providing you with confidence in the accuracy of the readings so you to better control and management of your diabetes.
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Register your TD 4183 Glucometer
Registering your device and creating an account allows you input your personal data, which better informs the best use of your device and the guidance provided on our website.
Need support using the TD 4183 Glucometer?
If you have any questions or need more information about your TD 4183 Glucometer, please visit our FAQ section. You can also arrange a call with a member of our technical support team if you have any other questions or issues with the device.