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BG Tracker
for people with diabetes
MONITORING BLOOD GLUCOSE
 Title Case
My name/phone:

Contact numbers:
Healthcare provider:

Diabetes educator:

Pharmacy:

Appointments:
Date Time With

In case of
EMERGENCY
call 911

Bring this booklet to all of your healthcare visits.

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Your goal is control
Managing diabetes means controlling your blood glucose,
blood pressure, and cholesterol. Think A - B - C :

A is A1c. Glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1c or just

A1c reflects blood glucose levels over a 3-month
period. Along your blood glucose self-testing results, your
A1c shows your diabetes control.
goal: A1c less than 7% (or )

B is blood pressure. High blood pressure is common

in people with diabetes. It's also a major risk factor for heart
disease and stroke.

goal: blood pressure less than 140/80 (or )

C is cholesterol. For heart health, you need to

control two types of cholesterol: LDL (bad cholesterol)
and HDL (good cholesterol).
goal:
LDL Test every year. Your doctor may prescribe
a medication to help
HDL for men, greater than 40 mg/dL
for women, greater than 50 mg/dL

Remember: these are general goals for people with diabetes.

If your doctor recommends a different goal for you, write
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 BG testing and tracking: why? when?
Testing can tell you if your blood glucose (BG)
is too high, too low, or just right. It can also
reveal how food, activity, and medication are
affecting your blood glucose. And tracking your
BG readings using a booklet like this one
can show trends in your diabetes control.

The chart below gives some typical BG test times

and targets. Write in your own times and targets.

TARGET BLOOD GLUCOSE RANGES (PLASMA GLUCOSE)

typical target MY
time to test target
(from the ADA)

BEFORE a meal: between

o breakfast 70 to 130 mg/dL
o lunch
o dinner

2 hours AFTER a meal: less than

o breakfast 180 mg/dL
o lunch
o dinner
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Other times: ____________________________________

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What your BG readings mean
BG tracking shows the details of your glucose control, while
your HbA1c gives you the big picture. Look below for an
explanation of how these two measures relate.

WHATS YOUR eAG ?

An eAG is estimated Average
Glucose. Converted from your HbA1c
result, your eAG number helps you
gauge your blood glucose control for the
previous three months. The graph shows
how HbA1c and eAG match up. Note that
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an HbA1c of less than 7% matches up to mg/dL
an eAG of less than 154 mg/dL fairly
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good control. mg/dL
240
mg/dL
212
mg/dL
183
mg/dL
154
mg/dL
126
mg/dL
eAG

HbA1c 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12%

Heres how your HbA1c results compare with your

average fasting blood glucose test results. 5
 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
W E E K O F ____________________________

breakfast lunch
carbs carbs
BG insulin BG BG insulin BG

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

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 BG TRACKER
= before meal = 2 hours after meal
dinner bedtime notes
carbs
BG insulin BG

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