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Check you blood sugar daily.
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Keep your blood sugar under control.
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Keep your blood pressure under
control. (Your blood pressure should be below 135/85.)
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Check your feet daily for cuts,
swelling, redness or blisters. Call the Diabetes
Foundation for a free pamphlet on foot care.
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Don't Smoke!!!
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Stay Active! Find a friend to
walk with you for 30 minutes at least three times a week.
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Get a Hemoglobin AIc test from your
health care provider every 3 months if you use insulin/every 6
months if you do not use insulin.
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Have a dilated eye exam every year
from an eye doctor.
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Have your cholesterol/HDL/LDL and
triglycerides checked at least once a year.
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See your dentist twice a year.
Brush and floss every day.
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Have a Micro albumin test every year
to check kidney function.
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Get your flu shot every year.
Keep all other immunizations up to date
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Have a foot exam each year by a
health professional
