How to Test Your Blood Glucose.The article offers step-by-step instructions for measuring blood glucose.EBSCO_AspDiabetes Forecast
Platelets are small cells that help the blood to clot. This test measures the amount of platelets present in the blood. If testing highlights a high count, this can indicate anemia, cancer or infection, while a low count can prevent wounds from healing and result in severe bleeding. Mean pl...
A client has just finished his glucose tolerance test. How many hours should it take for his blood glucose level to return to normal? A. 2 hours. B. 3 hours. C. 5 hours. D. 6 hours. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 B The blood glucose level should return to normal within 3 hours...
Over the years chromatography has gained an enviable position in analytical laboratories. You have been introduced to simple concepts on how to read a chromatogram.
Your doctor will ask you not to drink or eat for 8-12 hours before this test. In a clinic, a technician will either prick your finger or draw blood from a vein in your arm using a needle and test the result in a lab. Your fasting blood glucose level should be the lowest level ...
Just because a test strip fits in your glucose meter doesn’t mean it will work. When you use the wrong strips: Results could be inaccurate. You could get no result. The meter won’t turn on. Test strip problems aren’t the only reasons your readings might be wrong. Others include: ...
To get a blood glucose measurement, a person draws a blood sample (usually from the side of a fingertip) and carefully touches it to a test strip that's been inserted into the device.3The test strip absorbs the blood, and then an electronic circuit detects the glucose on the strip, disp...
Prior to donating blood, the donor is given an information pamphlet to read. A health history is taken to ensure that the donor has not been exposed to diseases that can be transmitted by blood, and to determine if donating blood is safe for that person's own health. The donor's tempera...
Getting diagnosed begins with one of three tests. In most cases, your doctor will want to repeat a test that is high in order to confirm the diagnosis: A fasting glucose test An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) A1c levelof 6.5% or higher may mean you have diabetes. ...
If not treated promptly, diabetic coma can result in permanent brain damage and death. Diabetic coma causes The three causes of diabetic coma are: DKA, in which your body can't burn sugar for energy, causing glucose levels to rise and a buildup of substances called ketones, which can be ...