If you are a diabetic or have a family member who suffers from the disease you must know the pain that goes with constantly checking one’s blood glucose levels. Although keeping a tab on one’s glucose levels at regular intervals is important there is something as too much checking. We asked Dr Rajiv Kovil leading diabetologist about how often and why one should check their blood glucose levels. Checking one’s blood glucose using a glucometer is known as SMBG (Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose). This is where a person monitors their blood glucose level using a portable device known as