How to Lower Blood Sugar Levels and Increase Time in Range

I share my favorite blood sugar management hacks and tips to increase time in the target range. More time spent with lower blood glucose in the target range leads to better HbA1c results and lowers risk of diabetes complications. Implement these easy tips immediately, improve your time in range to over 70% and more while lowering your A1c to 7% and less. These are generally accepted which diabetes management goals for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics.

0:30 Why are low blood sugars and good time in range important for lower HbA1c results and diabetes management
0:55 What is blood glucose target range and what is time in range
1:23 Recommended blood sugar time in range percentages for type 1 and type 2 diabetics
2:17 Tips for improved time in range
2:32 Tip 1: Test your blood glucose frequently / scan at least 10 times a day with FreeStyle Libre
3:27 Tip 2: Don't forget to take your insulin to avoid blood sugar spikes
4:03 Tip 3: Don't overeat during hypoglycemia and low blood sugar
5:17 Tip 4: Don't overrcorrect (don't take too much insulin) when your blood glucose is high
6:31 Tip 5: Get your insulin to carbohadrates ratio right, check your blood sugar after meal
7:13 Tip 6: Replicate successful days and eliminate what does not work for good time in range

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Sources used for this video:
FreeStyle Libre UK webinar: Understanding Time in Range https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uhI5ZljvMGyslS5SjnyH_bdN6S47HGi2/view?usp=sharing
https://diatribe.org/time-range
https://diatribe.org/time-range-tips-expert-defined-goals-plus-insights-almost-500000-freestyle-libre-users
https://www.mysugr.com/en/blog/5-things-know-about-time-range/

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