Blood Glucose Test: Preparation, Procedure, and More

A blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose in your blood. Glucose, a type of simple sugar, is your body’s main source of energy. Your body converts the carbohydrates you eat into glucose. Glucose testing is primarily done for people with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Diabetes is a condition…

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Is 3.7 too low for blood glucose?

Most people have hypoglycemic feelings when under 3.9 mmol/L ( 70 mg/dl ). A diabetic must be concerned about low glucose levels because a diabetic often injects insulin or takes medication to lower their blood glucose and as the cannot reduce a dose after it has been injected or swallowed, lowering glucose levels can be…

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Blood Test Results – Your Complete Guide to Understanding Numbers

If you’re like most of my patients, you’ve probably looked over the alphabet soup of acronyms and abbreviations in your blood test results and wondered what it all means. So to empower my readers, here is a simplified guide to understanding your blood test results. If you’re interested in playing a more active…

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is 299 blood sugar level high after meal?

my grandmother was admitted and discharged for low blood sugar over the weekend. Now being home after having lunch her blood sugar tested at 299...is that normal? Sei sicuro di voler eliminare questa risposta? Spiacenti, qualcosa non ha funzionato. Migliore risposta:  It depends blood sugars should NOT be measured with in two hours oeatingng or…

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Marijuana Drug Test Detection Times

NEW: Overview of Oral Fluid Testing 2/25/17California NORML Guide Interpreting Drug Test Results Contents: Drug Test Detection Times: summary for different drugs and detection technologies. Detection Time for Marijuana in Urine: Urine tests detect non-psychoactive marijuana metabolites for days to weeks after use, long after impairment has passed. Detection Time for Marijuana in Blood :…

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