Things to look at on a blood sugar report pt 1 #shorts

If you live with diabetes and you have a continuous glucose monitor, you probably have blood sugar data.

And if you’re like most people with diabetes, you’re not often looking at those blood sugars until you go see your diabetes doctor or educator.

If you want to get a jump on having amazing control, here’s something to look out for on a blood sugar report: standard deviation.

You may know standard deviation from math class as variability and you may look at these charts and look at time in range like most people do, but standard deviation is super important because it shows the variability that your blood sugar has up and down.

The lower the standard deviation, the less your blood sugar is bouncing up and down, which is a very positive thing.

Now there’s always going to be some sort of standard deviation so I break it up into grades like in school.

(These are all for one week or longer time frames)
Under 35 A+
35-39 A
40-44 B
45-49 C
Over 50 is really not great

The less you’re bouncing the better and the more you notice your standard deviation’s high is the more likely you have to make adjustments with your care team.

Is your care team going over things like this as well as your blood sugars?

If not, you may need a new one.