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Blood Glucose Testing Terminology
New to testing your blood sugar for pre-diabetes? Here is a list of words relating to blood glucose testing to help you get started.
How to Test Your Blood Sugar
Has your doctor told you to monitor your blood glucose? Relax, it’s easy. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to test your blood sugar (blood glucose).
FAQs About Blood Glucose (Blood Sugar) Monitoring
Blood glucose monitoring refers to testing how much glucose is in the blood stream (or, glycemia.) Many people often refer to blood glucose as “blood sugar” because glucose is a form of sugar. Although the proper medical term is “glucose” your doctor will know what you mean if you use the term blood sugar.
What is hyperglycemia?
How your body uses glucose, the role insulin plays in moving glucose from the bloodstream, and the causes of hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels.)
What is a woosh?
Definition of Whoosh: The word “woosh” is a popular term among low carb lifestylers used to describe any sudden drop in weight. An interesting thing about the woosh phenomenon and low carb dieting is that dieters may still go down in size (lose inches) without seeing a change in the scale numbers at the same time. This is …
Tests for Pre-Diabetes
Three commonly ordered medical tests for diagnosing pre-diabetes including morning fasting glucose test, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and the glucose challenge test.
Pre-Diabetes Glossary of Medical Terms
Medical Glossary of terms relating to metabolic disorders and diseases including pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetes, PCOS, metabolic syndrome X, and more…
Pre-Diabetes Glossary of Medical Terms – Letter A
Glossary of medical terms – Letter A: A1C to Avandia…
Pre-Diabetes Glossary of Medical Terms – Letter B
Pre-diabetes Glossary of medical terms – Letter B – Background retinopathy to bunion…
Pre-Diabetes Glossary of Medical Terms – Letter C
Glossary of medical terms – Letter C – Callus to cystic fibrosis related diabetes…
