continuous glucose monitoring
1Blood glucose monitoring — is a way of testing the concentration of glucose in the blood (glycemia). It is important in the care of diabetes mellitus. A blood glucose test is performed by piercing the skin (typically, on the finger tip) to draw blood, then placing the… …
2Glucose meter — A glucose meter (or glucometer) is a medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood. It is a key element of home blood glucose monitoring (HBGM) by people with diabetes mellitus or with proneness to… …
3Monitoring (medicine) — A medical monitor as used in anesthesia. In medicine, monitoring is the evaluation of a disease or condition over time. It can be performed by continuously measuring certain parameters (for example, by continuously measuring vital signs by a… …
4Glucose test — A glucose test is a type of blood test used to determine the amount of glucose in the blood. There are several different kinds of glucose tests: * Fasting blood sugar (FBS) 12 hours after eating * postprandial (PC) 2 hours after eating * glucose… …
5Minimed Paradigm — The Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 515 pump (RF receiver), Silhouette infusion set, and UltraLink blood sugar meter (RF transmitter). MiniMed Paradigm is a series of insulin pumps manufactured by Medtronic for patients with diabetes mellitus. The… …
6Artificial pancreas — The artificial pancreas is a technology in development to help people with diabetes automatically control their blood glucose level by providing the substitute endocrine functionality of a healthy pancreas. There are several important exocrine… …
7Diabetes management — Main article: Diabetes mellitus Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure as of 2010[update] but a lot of research is underway. It is associated with an impaired glucose cycle, altering metabolism. Management of this disease may include… …
8Dexcom — Dexcom, Inc. Type Public (NASDAQ: DXCM) Founded 1999 Headquarters San Diego, California, USA Key people T …
9Chronic Somogyi rebound — The rebounding blood sugar following undetected diabetic hypoglycemia can easily become chronic when the high morning blood sugar data is misjudged to be due to insufficient nighttime insulin delivery. Chronic Somogyi rebound, also called the… …
10Kontinuierlich messender Glucosesensor — Kontinuierliche Glucosesensoren messen die Blutglucose oder Gewebsglucose im Körper von Menschen mit Diabetes mellitus, um die Therapie besser steuern zu können. Sie sind integraler Bestandteil einer möglichen, zukünftig entstehenden, dauerhaft… …
