The prevalence of diabetes in Malaysia is quite high, with 1 in 5 adults having diabetes. More than half of the patients were unaware that they had diabetes. It is recommended that you bring your own blood glucose meter at home to know your blood sugar level.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that is invisible and difficult to detect in its initial stages. Symptoms include weight loss, frequent urination, and frequent thirst. Many people drink canned beverages that are high in sugar, even if they don’t eat sweets, which makes people unintentionally ingest too much sugar.
Blood sugar refers to the glucose present in the blood, mainly from the breakdown of food and liver muscle glycogen. After a normal person eats, blood sugar will rise, but under the control of insulin, blood sugar is limited to a normal fluctuation range. Normal blood glucose is 4.4 to 6.1 mmol/L fasting and 4.4 to 7.8 mmol/L non-fasting.
In addition to going to a medical clinic to check your blood sugar level, you can now bring your own blood sugar meter at home. The lowest price of the blood glucose meter starts from RM19, and it also comes with a combination of blood glucose test strips and needles, which are sold on various e-commerce platforms.
The blood glucose meter is very simple to use, that is, it is detected on an empty stomach in the morning. First insert the test strip into the blood glucose meter, then use the needle to prick your finger pulp, and use the test strip to extract a small amount of blood. The blood glucose meter will automatically detect the blood sugar level.
