{"id":391,"date":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/faq\/kapec-ir-svarigi-kontrolet-cukura-limeni-asinis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:09:54","slug":"kapec-ir-svarigi-kontrolet-cukura-limeni-asinis","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/faq\/kapec-ir-svarigi-kontrolet-cukura-limeni-asinis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it important to monitor blood sugar levels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) damages blood vessels and nerves throughout the body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long-term consequences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Microvascular:<\/strong> eye damage (retinopathy), kidney damage (nephropathy), neuropathy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Macrovascular:<\/strong> heart attack, stroke, peripheral artery disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Target values:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Indicator<\/th>\n<th>Standard<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fasting glucose<\/td>\n<td>3.9-5.5 mmol\/L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 hours after a meal<\/td>\n<td>&lt;7.8 mmol\/L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HbA1c (healthy)<\/td>\n<td>&lt;5.7% (&lt;39 mmol\/mol)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HbA1c target in diabetic patients<\/td>\n<td>&lt;7.0% (&lt;53 mmol\/mol)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Dr Caune helps not only to prescribe medicines, but also to teach self-monitoring skills - using a glucometer, keeping a diary, recognising hypoglycaemia.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[40,26],"class_list":["post-391","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-cukura-kontrole","faq_category-diabets"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}