Dieticians and health care providers can help with proper diet advice. Blood pressure control is essential. It is worth the investment to obtain a blood pressure kit that is easy to read, with both blood pressure and pulse monitoring. A pulse in the fifties or lower or in the high eighties or higher can signal heart disease. By reviewing this information in the diary, a physician can choose medicines safer or more helpful to the person with diabetes.
Exercise is vital to blood sugar control.
By logging the nature and length of exercise done, it is possible to see if new regimens need to be developed. Sometimes simple adaptations make exercise feasible. Medication schedules and over the counter medicines need to be in the diabetic diary. It is helpful to keep track of old and new regimens. Some medicines might not have been well tolerated, or worked really well.