People with diabetes routinely test their blood sugar level to monitor how well their condition is being controlled. Checking on the amount of sugar in the blood several times a day helps give a better idea of how much insulin is needed. Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help to prevent or even reverse [...]

1. An amount of food containing 50 grams of carbohydrate is given to a volunteer to eat. For example, to test boiled spaghetti, the volunteer would be given 200 grams of spaghetti which supplies 50 grams of carbohydrate (we work this out from food composition tables)—50 grams of carbohydrate is equivalent to 3 tablespoons of [...]