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7 Tips For Testing Your Blood Sugar with Less Finger Pain
Having to repeat finger sticks because of human error (i.e., dirty hands) or meter failure due to a poor blood sample can be avoided by taking certain precautions. Here are tips to get it right the first, with less pain and hassle.
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.)
Pre-Diabetes Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
Terms and Pictures of prediabetes information and items.
Definition: Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a term to describe when a person has elevated blood sugar (blood glucose) in response to eating. IGT is diagnosed when blood sugar levels are not normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. IGT is one reason why a person may be diagnosed with pre-diabetes…
Definition: Hyperinsulinemia
A person who is insulin resistant usually produces higher levels of insulin from the pancreas than is normal or healthy. Over production of insulin (hyperinsulinemia) can aggravate or trigger other health problems including infertility, weight gain, bloating, poor lipid profiles, and hormonal imbalances. Hyperinsulinemia also increases the risk of more serious health problems including…
Definition: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
What is an oral glucose tolerance test? What does it show? Does an OGTT hurt? What do my test results mean? Learn about the oral glucose tolerance test and why your doctor may order the test for you…
Definition: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Pregnant Women
An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is usually done between the second and third trimester of pregnancy when the greatest amount of insulin resistance occurs. This test measures blood glucose (sugar) levels four or five times over a three-hour period. Prior to the test, the woman must not eat or drink anything but water for the previous eight to ten hours…
Definition: Normal Blood Sugar Ranges
The term “normal” blood sugars applies to a set of standards recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). From time to time these standards have been adjusted to more adequately diagnose diabetes and pre-diabetes…
The most recent changes in ADA standards lowered the thresholds for diagnosing diabetes and for diagnosing pre-diabetes…
