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Chapter
2

Describing blood glucose levels

Completing a personal diabetes care plan
Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, student should be able to:

Describe and explain about blood glucose levels
Mention different result about blood glucose test
Make a diabetes care plan for a patients

Reading 1

Look at the following blood glucose chart and complete the information about
blood glucose results below.

Normal blood glucose results are between (1) _________and (2) ________ mmol/L.
(3) ________, blood glucose level should be between 4 and 7 mmol/L. Ninety
minutes after meals, blood glucose level should be less than (4) ___________. When
going to bed for the night, blood glucose level should be about (5) ___________ (6)
__________ blood glucose or hypoglyceaemia, is less than 4 mmol/L.
Hyperglycaemia or (7) __________blood glucose, is greater than (8) ____________.
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Speaking 1

Nurses write the blood glucose levels (bgl) for diabetis patients on a scrap of
paper before they chart them. Look at the hospital mealtimes and result below
and tell about the patients blood glucose results. Say wheter the patients blood
glucose was to low, normal or too high using the chart in Reading 1.

Patients name : Mr. Albert Notosuryo

Date/Time 07.30 12.00 17.00 21.00 Breakfast 07.00 08.30

28/02/2013 4,3 10.4 6 12,2 Lunch 12.00 13.15
01/03/2013 7,2 9,3 3,2 8,4 Dinner 17.30
02/03/2013 2,1 12,5 6,4 8 18.30
03/03/2013 4,5 7,5 6,2 7,4

Reading 2

Look at the Personal Diabetes Care Plan below answers the following question.
1. Is Ms. Bhaskar taking insulin ?
2. How often does Ms. Bhaskar test her own blood glucose level ?
3. How often does Ms. Bhaskar visit the diabetes clinic ?

Personal diabetes care plan

: Ms. Rita Bhaskar DOB : 15/09/1963
Insulin management : Lantus daily
Blood glucose testing : Before breakfast and
in the evening
TEST RESULT EVERY THREE MONTHS
Normal Your Your Your Your
results results results results results
Date : Date : Date : Date :
11/12/200 12/03/200 18/06/200 14/09/200
8 9 9 9
Glycated <7% 7% 7% 8%
haemoglobin
Weight 92 kg 93 kg 90 kg
Height 162 cm 162 cm 162 cm 162 cm
Blood pressure <140/80 142/83 145/85 130/70
Total cholesterol <5,0 5,1 mmo/L 5,3 6,2
mmol/L mmol/L mmol/L

Listening

Joan, the Diabetes Nurse is discussing lab results with Ms. Bhaskar. Listen to the
conversation and complete Ms. Bhaskars results for 14 September in her
personal diabetes care plan.
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Complete the extracts from the conversation. Listen and checks your answer.
1. How are the results ?
Overall, _________________ than last time
2. Is that good ?
Mm, it should be _____________7%
3. What about my cholesterol ?
Its, 5,0 which is ______________ last time
4. Whats normal ?
It should be ________________ five
5. What was it last time ?
A hundred and thirty over seventy, so its _____________________
6. Do you think Ive lost weight ?
Well see. Thats ________________. Your weight 85 kg, so youve___________ 5 kg
7. What have you been doing to lose weight ?
Ive been exercising ___________. I swim three times a week now.
8. How do you find the new diet ?
Im certainly eating _____________

Speaking 2
Practice discussing results at the Diabetic clinic with your instructure. Use the
personal diabetes care plan below and the words and phrases from this section to
help you.

Personal diabetes care plan

: Mr. Mark Subroto DOB :
Insulin management : Lantus daily 27/08/1964
Blood glucose testing : Before breakfast and in the
evening
TEST RESULT EVERY THREE MONTHS
Normal Your results Your results Your results
results Date : Date : Date :
11/12/2008 12/03/2009 18/06/2009
Glycated <7% 5% 6% 6,8%
haemoglobin
Weight 76 kg 80 kg 78 kg
Height 170 cm 170 cm 170 cm
Blood pressure <140/80 125/70 130/75 120/68
Total cholesterol <5,0 5,4 mmo/L 5,3 mmol/L 6,2 mmol/L
mmol/L
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