scholarly journals Elevated Blood Glucose Levels in the Emergency Department: Missed Opportunity for Informing and Referring

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Melissa Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Glucose ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Missed Opportunity

scholarly journals Uji efek ekstrak buah okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) terhadap kadar glukosa darah pada tikus wistar (Rattus norvegicus) yang diinduksi aloksan

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardus B.A. Prakoso ◽  
Christi Mambo ◽  
Mona P. Wowor
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Negative Control Group ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Abelmoschus Esculentus ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Glucose ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels

Abstract: Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is one of many herbal medicine that have been used worldwide to prevent and treat diabetes mellitus. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of garlic bulbs extract administration on elevated blood glucose levels on Wistar rats (R. norvegicus) induced by alloxan. The subject in this research were male Wistar rats with total of 15 samples divided into 5 groups, consisting of one negative control group, one positive control group who were induce by 130 mg/kgBW of alloxan that cause the Rats in conditions of hyperglycemic, and three groups of Rats were given okra extract with dose of 0.375 ml/100 gBW of rat, 0.75 ml/100 gBW of rat , and 1.5 ml/100 gBW of rat. Blood glucose levels was measured on day zero, day one and day two every thirty minutes on 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, and every six hours on 0, 6, 12, 18, and 24. Data from the measurement showed that 0.375 ml/100 gBW, 0.75 ml/100 gBW , and 1.5 ml/100 gBW of okra extract can’t reduce elevated blood glucose levels on Wistar rats.Keywords: Abelmoschus esculentus, okra, blood glucose levels, alloxan Abstrak: Buah Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) diyakini masyarakat sebagai salah satu tanaman obat yang mampu mencegah dan mengobati penyakit diabetes. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji apakah pemberian ekstrak buah okra dapat menurunkan kadar glukosa darah tikus Wistar (R. norvegicus) yang diinduksi aloksan. Subjek penelitian berupa tikus Wistar berjumlah 15 ekor yang dibagi dalam 5 kelompok, terdiri atas satu kelompok kontrol negatif, satu kelompok kontrol positif yang diberi aloksan dengan dosis 130 mg/kgBB yang menyebabkan tikus Wistar dalam keadaan hiperglikemik yang kemudian diinsuksi insulin, dan tiga kelompok Tikus hiperglikemik diberi ekstrak buah okra dengan dosis 0,375 ml/100 gBB tikus, 0,75 ml/100 gBB tikus, dan 1,5 ml/100 gBB tikus. Data diperoleh dari pemeriksaan kadar glukosa darah pada semua kelompok tikus Wistar pada hari ke nol, pertama, dan kedua pada menit ke-0, 30, 60, 90, 120 dan jam ke-0, 6, 12, 18, dan 24. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak buah okra dengan dosis 0,375 ml/100 gBB tikus, 0,75 ml/100 gBB tikus, dan 1,5 ml/100 gBB tikus tidak mempunyai efek menurunkan kadar glukosa darah tikus Wistar. Kata kunci: abelmoschus esculentus, buah okra, kadar glukosa darah, aloksan

scholarly journals Blood glucose testing in the community: who are the users and do they have elevated blood glucose?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Andrew N Reynolds ◽  
Xiao Amelie Li ◽  
Jim Mann
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Diabetes Diagnosis ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Glucose Testing ◽  
Elevated Blood Glucose ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Blood Glucose Testing

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONOn-the-spot blood glucose testing is a health service performed in public spaces to raise diabetes awareness and screen for elevated blood glucose levels. AIMTo describe the users of this service and the frequency of detecting elevated blood glucose. METHODSData collected at point-of-testing on a standardised form over 20 months in two regions of New Zealand were audited. Descriptive and simple inferential statistics report on population demographics and presence of elevated blood glucose (mmol/L). RESULTSData from 2156 individuals were audited. Most (1680, 78%) were female, the mean age was 52 years (standard deviation 18 years) and all major ethnic groups and socioeconomic quintiles were represented. For 53% of responders, this was their first blood glucose test. In total, 153 (7.1%) cases with elevated blood glucose were identified, including 94 who did not report a previous pre-diabetes or diabetes diagnosis. Blood glucose was not correlated with socioeconomic status (r=0.04; P=0.07), but weakly correlated with age (r=0.19; P<0.001). Blood glucose values did not appear to differ between ethnicities (P=0.052). Men had a higher mean value than women (P=0.003). People with elevated blood glucose access their general practitioner more often than people with normal blood glucose, irrespective of a diabetes diagnosis (P=0.002). DISCUSSIONOn-the-spot blood glucose testing is a health service accessed by a wide range of people, although more commonly by women than men. Future interventions targeting men may better engage them in health screening. Alongside awareness raising, on-the-spot community testing identified previously unknown elevated blood glucose levels at a rate of 1-in-22, and may lead to the earlier identification and treatment of prediabetes or diabetes.

scholarly journals Potential role of liver enzymes for predicting elevated blood glucose levels

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengna Wu ◽  
Shiyan Nian ◽  
lei feng ◽  
Xuejing Bai ◽  
Dan Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Liver Enzymes ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Glucose ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Independent Risk Factors

Abstract Background This study was to explore the potential effect of different liver enzymes on elevated blood glucose with the use of a more detailed blood glucose grouping. Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled 144,135 participants who had biochemical examinations from 2014–2018. Participants were classified by sex and different blood glucose levels (< 5.0 mmol/L, 5.0-5.5 mmol/L, 5.6–6.2 mmol/L, 6.3–6.9 mmol/L, and ≥ 7.0 mmol/L). The associations between liver function indicators and occurrence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were analyzed through multivariate linear regression and multiple logistic regression. Results There was a significant difference among the biochemical indices between different blood glucose groups in males and females. Liver enzymes such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) were independent risk factors for raised blood glucose, and there were gender differences in the predictive performance of each liver enzyme to elevated blood glucose levels. In men, GGT was the most appropriate to predict progressive elevation of blood glucose or T2DM risk, and ALT and ALP may only be applicable to the prediction of impaired fasting glucose (IFG). By contrast, ALT and ALP were the most appropriate enzymes for the prediction of the risk of elevated blood glucose or T2DM in women, and AST and GGT may only be appropriate for the prediction of IFG. Conclusions Liver enzymes were independent risk factors for elevated blood glucose. There were gender differences in the role of each liver enzyme for elevated blood glucose. GGT was more suitable as a predictor for dynastic elevated blood glucose in men, whereas for women, ALT and ALP were more suitable.

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