Metabolism
Glucose
Blood sugar at the moment the sample was taken.
Unit mg/dLTypical adult range 70–110 mg/dL
What it is
Blood sugar at the moment the sample was taken.
Why it matters
A slowly rising fasting value is often the earliest routine sign that insulin is no longer keeping up.
Reading the number
A fasting value and a post-meal value mean entirely different things, so record which one this was. One reading is a snapshot; HbA1c is the average.
What moves it
fasting statetime of dayacute illnessstresssteroid medication
When to raise it
Worth discussing a fasting value that stays above the range across tests.
Also known as
On a report in another language.
A lab report names this analyte in its own language. Vitals Vault recognises each of these and files them all under Glucose.
GlicémiaGlicemiaGlicoseGlükoosVeresuhkurGlukoseGlucosaGlycémie
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