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Why must people monitor their blood sugar so closely with diabetes?
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To prevnet: Complications. Quality of blood sugar control determines the risk of damage to blood vessels and it the blood vessel damage that causes most of the complications of diabetes, e.G, blindness, renal disease, heart attacks, stroke, foot ulcers, nuropathy etc.
Answered 6/13/2012
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