“Every person with diabetes should have glucometer at Home” said Mrs. Kavita Gupta during a very practical talk on “Self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG): Educator’s perspective at IDACON a National Conference of Nutritionist at Mumbai today. She emphasized that every diabetic should do blood glucose test at home on regular basis, which may prevent hypoglycemia & hyperglycemic spikes as well as many complications of diabetes. Indian people have resistance to do SMBG and they need good education & counselling to accept this concept of glucose monitoring.