Keeping the level of sugar, or glucose, in your blood as close to normal as possible is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy and to avoid the complications of juvenile diabetes. Watching and trying to balance what you eat, how much you exercise, and how much insulin you take is all part of the job.
Checking your blood sugar, or monitoring it, by pricking your fingers six or more times per day, is the best way to tell if you are keeping your blood sugar levels in the normal range.
What is blood sugar?
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"Blood sugar," or "blood glucose" (GLUE-cose), as it is sometimes called, is just what it sounds like: a kind of sugar that is in your bloodstreamm.
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