fasting blood sugar

  • 1fasting blood sugar — fasting blood glucose; see under glucose …

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  • 2Blood sugar — Blood sugar, used in a physiological context, is a misnomer and misleading. Physiologically, the term means only glucose in the blood. Other sugars are present, sometimes in more than trace amounts, but only glucose serves as a controlling signal …

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  • 3fasting blood glucose — (FBG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) a measurement of the concentration of glucose in the plasma after the patient has not eaten for at least 8 hours; see also oral glucose tolerance test. Called also fasting blood sugar …

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  • 4blood sugar — /ˈblʌd ʃʊgə/ (say blud shooguh) noun glucose in the blood, which, after overnight fasting, is normally between 70 and 100 mg/dL. Also, blood glucose …

  • 5fasting — fast·ing fas tiŋ adj of or taken from a fasting subject <fasting blood sugar levels> <fasting urine> also occurring from or caused by fasting <fasting hyperglycemia> * * * fast·ing (fastґing) abstinence from all food and drink… …

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  • 6Fasting — is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or… …

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  • 7Blood 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… …

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  • 8Reference ranges for blood tests — Reference ranges edit in: blood urine CSF feces Reference ranges for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of …

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  • 9FBS — fasting blood sugar; feedback system; fetal bovine serum; film based system …

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  • 10FBS — • fasting blood sugar; • feedback system; • fetal bovine serum; • film based system …

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