Averages of Daily Controls
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The primary reason for using this 'Averages of Daily
Controls' screen is to improve Diabetes control. You
accomplish that as follows:
(1) Decide some BGL readings you are interested in,
say your higher readings.
(2) Set the BGL filter accordingly.
(3) Then this screen will show you the averages of
your behavior on just those days that you had such higher
readings.
The question asked on this screen is exactly the opposite
of the question asked of a 'Daily Controls Profile'. Here
you first name the BGL values, then ask what behavior
caused them, whereas for a 'Daily Controls Profile' you
first name the behavior and then ask what BGL values it
resulted in. The two questions are the same question from
opposite directions, so between the two you can ascertain
the connection between a 'Daily Control' and your BGL
values.
Your 'Daily Controls' also serve many purposes in your
life besides Diabetes control. Primarily of course you are
using them to control your Diabetes. However they have
an interest in their own right. Many of these other
interests as well as their use for your Diabetes control
involve knowing what is the 'average value' of a certain
'Daily Control' barometer over a period of time. For
example, you might engage in a weight lifting body
building program, and you might want to know if your
average top weight lifted this year was an improvement
over last year. Or within Diabetes control, you might want
to know if your average daily calories were higher in
Winter than Summer and by how much. Or 'is your
average stress level greater on weekends or workdays'
over a long period of time. Or perhaps you are tracking
your city's air pollution index each day and you want to
know its average value over the last year, or last year
compared to three years ago, or Summers versus Winters.
For many reasons you may want to know the average
values of your 'Daily Controls' and LEVEL provides this
screen for doing it.