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In the Research Project Checking glucose levels is especially important for people
with diabetes. Most people with the condition are used to testing their blood sugar as
part of their daily routine.
Glucose is a monomer or monosaccharide with six carbons linked in a line. The first
carbon is a carbonyl group H-C=O; the other carbons have OH hydroxyl groups.
Glucose dissolved in water forms a ring or cyclic structure, between the first carbon and
the fifth carbon oxygen.
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when blood glucose is too high. Glucose is the main
source of energy in the human body and its main source is the food that is consumed on
a daily basis. Insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas, helps glucose enter cells to
provide them with energy; some people do not produce enough or do not use it
properly. In these cases, the glucose stays in the blood and cannot enter the cells,
resulting in diabetes. Too much glucose in the blood causes problems in different
tissues of the human body.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a normal range for fasting
blood sugar (the amount of glucose in the blood at least eight hours after a meal) is
between 70 and 100 mg/dl. Between 100 and 125 mg/dl we speak of altered basal
glycaemia and 126 mg/dl or more are diagnostic of diabetes.
Intravenous fluid They should always be used with dextrose fluid in continuous
infusion. To calculate the needs of the basal insulin needs, it can be considered that it is
necessary
The determination of blood glucose is a very frequent test in biochemistry and can be
carried out by both chemical and enzymatic methods, the latter being the most specific.