If I have diabetes, why do I check my blood glucose if I don't feel well?

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  1. American Diabetes Association
     
    American Diabetes Association answered:
    If you have diabetes, sometimes you might not be feeling quite right and you don’t know why. Monitoring your blood glucose may tell you what the problem is. Maybe you’re feeling sweaty and a little shaky after a 3-mile run. Maybe you’re just tired from the workout, or maybe you’re having a low blood glucose reaction. Without monitoring, you may tend to eat because you think your blood glucose level is too low, when it is really too high. Only by monitoring your blood glucose can you tell what your body really needs.
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