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What is the disease is associated with high urinary content of glucose?
Diabetes?
What is the lowest fasting glucose level for a diagnosis of diabetes?
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How often do I need to check my glucose level if I've been diagnosed with diabetes?
If you are diagnosed with diabetes, you should check your glucose level on a regular basis. You can find out from your doctor when & how often you should check it.
Can someone please explain diabetes in much detail?
diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar glucose levels, that result from defects in insulin secretion of action or both. diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes was identified as a disease associated with sweet urine and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. elevated levels of blood glucose hyperglycemia lead to spillage of glucose into urine, hence the term sweet urine. normally, blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. insulin lowers the blood glucose level. when the glucose elevates insulin is released from the pancreas to normalize the glucose level. in patients with diabetes, the absence of insufficient production of insulin causes hyperglycemia. diabetes is a chronic medical condition, meaning that although although it can be controlled, it lasts a lifetime. information found at: MediceNet.com
Why is there two types of diabetes?
Because there are two different versions of diabetes with different levels of severity. People with diabetes type two for example, can control their blood glucose level with proper diet. People with Diabetes type one, however, need to take insulin medication to control their blood glucose level.
What test is performed to diagnose diabetes?
Gestational diabetes can be diagnosed with testing for blood glucose level, if it is higher than normal level then gestational diabetes be confirmed.All type of diabetes are confirmed only with high level of blood sugar or glucose.
When the amount of glucose in the blood becomes excessively high the condition is called?
A high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) is when the level of glucose in your blood sugar is too high, for example if i tested my blood sugar (I have diabetes) and i was 15.7 I would have to take a correction dose to bring it down to its normal range of between 4-10 (I person without diabetes should be in the range of 4-7)
Where can I find a glucose level chart for food?
There are many websites that have a glucose level chart for food. Such a chart can be found on sites including Healthiack, Buzzle, WebMD, Diabetes and MayoClinic.
What is blood glucose level and why you?
Blood glucose is the level of sugars in the blood. Some glucose sugar in the blood is normal, however lower or higher than normal levels can indicate medical issues, particularly diabetes
Effect of saline on blood glucoes level?
In general not much correlation at all except in the kidneys. The kidneys will filter out both sodium and glucose but then reabsorb it later on in the tubules. When they get reabsorbed they do so together. If there is more glucose than sodium, then some of that excess glucose will get excreted in the urine bringing the overall blood glucose level down to about 140 mg/dl. That situation is frequently associated with diabetes mellitus.
Which hormonal imbalances cause diabetes insipidus?
decreased Insulin level will result in increased levels of blood glucose or in other terms diabetes mellitus
How is a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus confirmed?
There are several diagnostic exams to know if you have diabetes mellitus. The most common is the Fasting Blood Sugar test and the Random Blood sugar test. This will determine you Blood Sugar count. There is also the OGTT or the oral Glucose test. If you have already been started with a regimen for diabetes, the doctor usually orders you a HBA1c or glycoselated hemoglobin.
