You have a better chance of keeping your blood sugar in your target range if you test it regularly.

Monitoring your blood sugar is one way you can help control diabetes.

When you do a finger-stick test, it's like you're taking a snapshot of the amount of glucose in your blood at the very moment you do the test.

So if you just drank a glass of juice, your blood will be more sugary.

And if you haven't eaten for several hours, it won't be as sugary.

Finger-stick tests are the best way to see how certain foods-- and activity--immediately affect your blood sugar.

But ... because they're subject to highs and lows, they're not the best way to tell how your blood sugar has been doing, on average, over time.

To see how your blood sugar has been doing, on average, over time ...

and for better long-term control of your blood sugar ...

see your doctor for an A1c test at least twice a year ...

or more often if your doctor recommends it.