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  2. Blood glucose monitoring - Wikipedia

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    Blood glucose monitoring is the use of a glucose meter for testing the concentration of glucose in the blood . Particularly important in diabetes management , a blood glucose test is typically performed by piercing the skin (typically, via fingerstick ) to draw blood, then applying the blood to a chemically active disposable 'test-strip'.

  3. Free diabetes meter to measure glucose levels - AOL

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    The free diabetes meter offer is back! Click on the image at right to see if you are eligible to receive a free diabetes meter in one of six colors. Share your name, address, phone number, and ...

  4. Glucose meter - Wikipedia

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    Glucose vs. plasma glucose: Glucose levels in plasma (one of the components of blood) are higher than glucose measurements in whole blood; the difference is about 11% when the hematocrit is normal. This is important because home blood glucose meters measure the glucose in whole blood while most lab tests measure the glucose in plasma.

  5. Glucose clamp technique - Wikipedia

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    Two types of clamp are quite commonly used. The hyperglycemic clamp, which requires maintaining a high blood sugar level by perfusion or infusion with glucose, is a way to quantify how fast beta-cells respond to glucose. The hyperinsulinemic clamp, which requires maintaining a high insulin level by perfusion or infusion with insulin, is a way ...

  6. AIDA interactive educational freeware diabetes simulator

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    The results seem encouraging. HbA 1c levels in Group A dropped significantly from 7.2% to 6.4% after lessons with the diabetes simulator (p = 0.01). No significant changes in HbA 1c were observed in the control group (Group B) between baseline (7.1%) and the end of the control lessons (7.0%). The number of 'hypos' decreased significantly from ...

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  8. Glucose test - Wikipedia

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    Fasting prior to glucose testing may be required with some test types. Fasting blood sugar test, for example, requires 10–16 hour-long period of not eating before the test. [1] Blood sugar levels can be affected by some drugs and prior to some glucose tests these medications should be temporarily given up or their dosages should be decreased.

  9. Ames Reflectance Meter - Wikipedia

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    The Ames Reflectance Meter was the first blood glucose meter. It allowed patients with diabetes to self-monitor their blood glucose levels. The Ames Reflectance Meter was developed in 1970 by Anton H. Clemens. It had a needle that indicated the intensity of blue light reflected from a paper strip, called Dextrostix. The meter gave a ...