Blood glucose monitoring

insulin, which is a hormone and its essential role is to help transfer glucose or blood sugar to the cells so that they can change it into energy. When you have diabetes this process can either be non-existent or only produce a little amount of insulin. When your sugars or glucose is elevated it’s called hyperglycemia, when sugars are low it is called hypoglycemia. I am the manager of a medical office, so I have performed a blood sugar prick before. When a diabetic or nurse perform a…

Banting and Charles Best. It is the hormone in our body that allows glucose sugar to enter our cells for energy. It is constructed in the pancreas and is considered the “most powerful” hormone in the body. Every living creature needs insulin to survive. Whether it is human beings or animals such as cats, dogs, pigs, cows, and even dolphins they all need insulin to keep healthy normal blood sugar levels. Without sufficient insulin, your blood sugar can rise to high levels that can be severe.…

metabolic diseases characterized by the increase of glucose in the blood. The elevation of glucose in the blood is known as Hyperglycemia which is caused by a defect in the secretion of insulin in the body and can damage the body’s system especially the nerves and the blood vessels. Insulin is secreted in the pancreas; in the Islet of Langerhans by the beta cells. The presence of glucose in the blood, causes the level of insulin to increase and move glucose from the bloodstream into the muscle,…

Blood glucose is the main sugar found in the blood, used as the body's main source of energy and is tested with a glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2014). Measuring blood glucose level is beneficial to one’s health as it can determine if glucose levels in the blood are high or low, which can affect long-term health if not in the appropriate range (Canadian Diabetes Association, 2016). Fasted blood glucose levels in healthy individuals range at approximately 5.6…

been found in many population with higher type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence, possibly due to the sex-related differences in insulin sensitivity, consequences of obesity and regional body fat deposition and the other contributing factors like high blood pressure, tobacco smoking and alcohol…

2014). Imagine a world where surgery in non-invasive and lasts only seconds. Pandemics such as the bird flu can be attacked from a swarm of Nanorobots deployed in the field to only attack the invasive virus (Cavalcanti, 2008). Constant internal monitoring of your ongoing health problems with alerts sent automatically…

feeling all weird my blood sugar was 860 (that’s really high) and told us that I was a type 1 diabetic. A type 1 diabetic is someone whose pancreas doesn’t work at all or very little that it can’t keep up with all the sugar and carbs you put into your body, so you have to take shots of insulin, to keep every thing under control. So since I was 7 years old I have been a type 1…

metabolizes the sugar on their own therefore they are unable to break down the Lactose which is sugar that is found in milk. Lactase is an enzyme found specifically in milk sugar “Lactose”. It breaks down the lactose into monosaccharaides, galactose and glucose. The Lactase enzyme can be used to aid people with this condition. Saladin, K. (n.d.). ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: THE UNITY OF FORM AND FUNCTION BUNDLE Edition: 7TH. McGraw-Hill Education; 7. Hypothesis: When we add the enzyme solutions at…

downs, but it’s your choice to scream or enjoy the ride.” So many teens had to deal with not having sweets during their childhood and still are. Imagine that! Juvenile diabetes is when your pancreas produces little or no insulin and you can’t get glucose from your bloodstream into your cells. You become thirsty and hungry. You lose weight and become weaker. To treat this you have to take insulin in an injection. All of this impacts your life in a huge way. I know as a kid, I love sweets and…

health related problems due to sugar (sucrose) would be things such as diabetes, osteoporosis, and even obesity. First of all, sucrose also known as sugar but also is known as common table sugar which is a molecule composed of two monosaccharides glucose and fructose. Sucrose is found in all plants, most of fruit, and vegetables. It has a chemical formula which is C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁. Sucrose also known as sugar was discovered by western Europeans and first used by men in Polynesia year 510 BC. Sugar…