Plasma glucose concentration was highest between the time immediately following the meal and one hour after the…
-2) Lactose Tolerance Test: This test takes a baseline level of glucose and measures the levels of glucose in your blood every 30 minutes for about 90 minutes. Since lactose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose, people who properly digest lactose see a rise in glucose levels because lactose is being broken down, followed by a slight decrease in glucose levels as it is being absorbed. However, people who don’t properly digest lactose will not see a rise in glucose levels because lactose remains intact. *Look at picture in notes for a visual representation*…
Diabetes mellitus is a condition created by the inadequate secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that allows your body to use carbohydrates or store them for future use. Inadequate amounts of insulin causes a condition called hyperglycemia, which is an excessive amount of glucose in the blood stream. When the blood is filtered through the kidney, a large of amount of glucose is retained in the filtrate and a large amount of it cannot be reabsorbed and is excreted out as urine. The large amount of glucose within the filtrate changes the osmotic pressure within the nephron, which reduces the amount of water that is reabsorbed back into the bloodstream. The sample with diabetes mellitus should hypothetically result in the sample of urine turning orange after 10 drops of Benedict’s Solution was added and the sample was heated. The sample turning orange after the Benedict’s Test was done on the sample would mean that the sample tested positive for…
Measurement of glycated hemoglobin is an index of average glucose levels over the prior 2 to 3 months.…
We wanted to test her sugar levels at different time so that we could see where her levels were. We performed a test called a Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test. This blood test indicates an average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. It works by measuring the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. The higher the blood sugar levels, the more hemoglobin that has sugar attached. An A1C level of 6.5 percent or higher on two separate tests indicates diabetes.…
It helps to find out any signs of diabetes and to determine the sugar level in blood and urine. • The blood is taken from the vein, usually from the inside of the elbow. • It is cleaned by the antiseptic before the blood is taken. • Then the upper arm is wrapped with an elastic band which is given to apply pressure which makes the vein to swell with blood.…
This blood test done after every 3 months helps to determine how good patient is controlling his or her blood sugar levels( prevention research group, 2002) it has come to clear conclusion that new evidence based research is using AIC tests as a laboratory tool for diagnosing the patient with diabetes. ADAG uses mathematical equation that may be used in converting the AIC test results to estimated average glucose and they were successful in coming up with the ideas. This study of using AIC result could be expressed as an estimated average glucose using the mathematical equation. Based on ADAG current research, they come up with the ideas of comparing the AIC values for each patient, together with daily glucose reading for two days and in four times a day (Nathan, M. et al. (2008)…
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Typically there are a few tests a doctor can perform to diagnose you. The first is called an A1C test, this tests the blood glucose from the last 2 to 3 months, this test is preferred because no fasting is necessary. Anything that comes back less than 5.7% A1C is normal, anything between 5.7% and 6.4% A1C is considered pre diabetes and anything that is greater than 6.5% A1C is diabetes. The second test is the Fasting Plasma Glucose, or FPG, this test is done after fasting (normally eight hours of no eating or drinking, besides water). If the results come back with anything less than 100 mg/dl it is considered normal, if it is between 100 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl they say the patient is pre diabetic and anything that is higher than 126 ml/dl is full blown diabetes. Also used is the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test or the OGTT, this test checks the blood glucose levels before as well as two hours after drinking a special sugary drink that determines how your body processes sugar. With this test, 140 mg/dl or less is normal, 140 mg/dl to 199 mg/dl is pre diabetes and 200 mg/dl or higher is diabetes. Last is the Random Plasma Glucose Test where the blood is checked and anything higher than 200 mg/dl is considered diabetic (Diagnosing Diabetes, 2014). Out of those who are diagnosed with prediabetes, about “25% of subjects deteriorate…
A nurse is caring for a client who states that he has abused his son because of the stress caused by his son's mental illness. How should the nurse use the communication tool of 'clarifying' when speaking with this client?…
Test is also used to diagnose the presence of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. With IGTT, glucose is injected into your vein for 3 minutes. Blood insulin levels are measured before the injection, and again at 1 and 3 minutes after the injection. The timing may vary. The oral glucose tolerance test is used to screen for, or diagnose diabetes in people with a fasting blood glucose level that is high, but is not high enough (above 125 mg/ld.) to meet the diagnosis for diabetes. You give someone a large amount of sugar when they have not eaten for a while and then examine how their body responds to the sugar by watching the glucose levels in the blood. If they stay high majority of the time, the person most likely has diabetes.…
Mrs P was admitted onto the ward having been diagnosed with hyperglycaemia. This is defined as an excess of glucose in the bloodstream (Oxford Dictionary of Nursing, 2004). On admitting Mrs P it is decided to conduct a mini assessment (Dougherty and Lister, 2004). It is suggested by (Ahern & Philpot, 2002) that according to (Norman and Cook, 2000) a mini assessment allows the nurse to focus on the “patients condition in order of priority”.…
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2009 The Management of Type 2 Diabetes…
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* Raised fasting plasma glucose :(FPG)>100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L), or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes. If FPG >5.6 mmol/L or 100 mg/dL, OGTT Glucose tolerance test is strongly recommended but is not necessary to define presence of the Syndrome.…