Blood sugar

medications until you've reversed the condition and been cleared by your doctor to do otherwise. Monitor Your Blood Sugar Levels It's crucially important to monitor your blood sugar levels. This not only gives you a starting point but it is an important tool in your learning process. Monitoring your blood sugar levels will help you determine which foods are raising your blood sugar level. You will soon get a feel for the foods that help you and the ones that hurt you by paying attention to…

measures the average blood sugar level over a long period of time (2 Months). Usually, an A1C level of 6.5% or higher on two different tests indicates Type 2 diabetes; second, is the Fasting Glucose Test, which includes the doctor taking a blood sample after a night of fasting. A normal fasting blood sugar level is < 100mg/dl. If the blood sugar level after fasting is between 100 to 125mg/dl, this indicates pre-diabetes. When the test results indicate fasting blood sugar levels >…

Diabetes is a condition in which the body’s levels of blood sugar and the hormone insulin are out of balance. It is one of the most common diseases in the United States, and its numbers are constantly rising. There are three main forms of diabetes. Type 1, in which the body does not make enough insulin, Type 2, in which the body does not make enough insulin or it doesn’t use the insulin properly, and Gestational which occurs only during pregnancy. Type one diabetes is when the body does not…

down. This results in ketones, which are waste products from the breakdown of fat. Ketones build up in the bloodstream and make your blood more acidic. If you do not seek help right away you will end up dead. It is usually caused by illness, poor personal hygiene, and undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. The goal of treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis is to increase blood glucose levels with insulin. Also, to replace fluids lost through urination, loss of appetite, and vomiting. You can use an insulin…

Insulin is made of a natural hormone in the body by the pancreas. These hormones control the level of sugar in the blood. People with type 1 diabetes will require insulin injections on a regular basis. In the type 1 diabetes, the body stops the insulin and the blood glucose level goes high. With type 2 diabetes, some people may also need insulin injections to help control blood sugar levels. Insulin is generally injected subcutaneously between 2 to 4 times. Classified according to how long they…

progressive increase in pre-meal or nighttime insulin doses. The term “sliding scale” refers to the progressive increase in the pre-meal or nighttime insulin dose, based on predefined blood glucose ranges. In the sliding-scale method, the dose is based on your blood sugar level just before your meal. The higher your blood sugar, the more insulin you take. SSI therapy has been around since the 1930s. It’s most often used in hospitals and other healthcare…

in your daily diet, monitoring blood levels and visits to the doctor. There are four different categories of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an inadequate production of insulin to the pancreas, usually in children and young adults. Type 2 diabetes is when your body is insulin resistance, the most common. Gestational diabetes is during pregnancy when a mother’s body is not able to make or use all…

interventions can be provided such as education that will encourage patients with this disease to maintain better control of blood glucose levels. A hemoglobin A1c level is an indicator of how well controlled the patients’ blood sugar levels are, and how well they manage their diabetes over the course of three to four months. The hemoglobin A1c test is checked by having blood drawn or by using a machine and finger prick (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015). Most Type 1 diabetics are on an intensive daily…

Aims and Objectives: To detect and compare salivary glucose with plasma glucose level and PPBS(Postprandial ) and FBS (Fasting blood sugar) in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. Material and Method: A total of 100 patients were participated in the study. They were divided into 2 groups, each group consist of 50 patients. Unstimulated saliva and blood were collected and investigated for glucose levels. Results and conclusion: FBS, PPBS, Plasma glucose levels and salivary glucose levels were…

after treatment the creatinine was at the patient’s average again. Diagnosis and discussion DKA usually is diagnosed by a laboratory glucose that is greater than 11 mmol/L, a blood gas with a pH below 7.3, bicarbonate lower than 20 mmol/L and a positive result for ketones in the urine. In figure 1 it shows the patient’s blood glucose is 55.3 mol/L, the pH is…