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Results 1 - 10 of 21 for Glucose
  1. Glucose test (image) 
    ... person with diabetes constantly manages their blood's sugar (glucose) levels. After a blood sample is taken and tested, it is determined whether the glucose levels are low or high. Following your health ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18029.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Oral glucose tolerance test (image) 
    During the oral glucose tolerance test your blood glucose is tested two hours after drinking 75 grams of glucose. You are diagnosed with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19810.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Fasting plasma glucose test (image) 
    The fasting plasma glucose test is the simplest and fastest way to measure blood glucose and diagnose diabetes. Fasting means that you have ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19723.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Monitoring blood glucose - Series (image) 
    ... test strip. The meter then calculates your blood glucose level.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100220_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Glucose in blood (image) 
    ... to eliminate the symptoms and stabilize your blood glucose levels. The ongoing goals are to prevent long- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19825.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Complex carbohydrates (image) 
    ... Both simple and complex carbohydrates are turned to glucose (blood sugar) in the body and are used as energy. Glucose is used in the cells of the body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19529.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Biguanides (image) 
    ... tell the liver to decrease its production of glucose, which lowers glucose levels in the bloodstream.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19827.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Growth hormone stimulation test - series (image) 
    ... adipose tissue (anabolic effects). It inhibits uptake of glucose by muscle while stimulating uptake of amino acids. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100146_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Diabetic retinopathy (image) 
    Diabetes causes an excessive amount of glucose to remain in the blood stream which may cause damage to the blood vessels. Within the eye the damaged vessels may leak ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17150.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Islets of Langerhans (image) 
    ... cells produce insulin which is needed to metabolize glucose within the body.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17151.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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