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Blood Glucose Lab Report Chamberlain College of Nursing BIOS 252: Anatomy and Physiology

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2 Blood Glucose Blood Glucose Lab Report Introduction The purpose of this lab is to measure the blood glucose levels over a one hour time period and analyze the results. These results give us information about changes in the subject’s blood glucose levels. They will give us quick real time results about high blood sugar, known as hyperglycemia or low blood sugar, known as hypoglycemia. These results will allow us to understand the effects that diets have on blood glucose levels. The measurement of blood glucose provides information on the effectiveness of blood glucose metabolism and guides intervention to achieve optional glucose control within the body (Gordon, 2019). Procedure This experiment was conducted as a study and research tool. The protocol was approved by the Chamberlain College of Nursing staff and leadership. The results for this test were gathered in Chamberlain Collage of Nursing’s Lab. The equipment that was used included: Owell Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Owell Lancers, Tyson bio HT100 Blood Glucose Test Strips, gloves, alcohol wipes, glucose tablets, a watch with a timer, pen and paper, one person to record the results and one person to perform the test. Seven subjects were chosen based on the last time that they had ingested food. The total time for set us was 15 minutes, the total time for the test was 1 hour, test was performed in 15-minute increments. Observations and Results Blood glucose levels were found to be higher in subject 1 and 3, both of these subjects had eaten within 20 minutes of the test.

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Discussion As shown in table 1 I had 7 subjects, who had fasted for various amounts of times. Those who had fasted 20 minutes or less before the first (control) blood glucose test had significantly higher blood sugar levels. Both subject 1 and subject 3 had eaten a high

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4 Blood Glucose carbohydrate lunch, which would explain their higher blood glucose levels. Usually normal 8 hour fasting blood glucose levels are less than 100mg/dl, in someone that has pre-diabetes the levels are 100-125mg/dl and someone who has diabetes usually has a reading of 126mg/dl or greater (What are Normal Blood Glucose Levels?, 2019). This test if flawed in the fact that only subject #7 had fasted for more than 8 hours. After the first blood test each subject was given one glucose tablet to eat and then given 15 minutes breaks between each blood test. After the first 15-minute break subject 1 and 5 had a decrease in blood glucose levels. Subjects 2, 3, and 4 all had an increase in blood sugar levels and subjects 6 and 7 stayed the same. By the third blood glucose level check, which was 30 minutes into the testing cycle, every subject except for subject 6 registered an increase in blood glucose levels. The subject with the highest increase was subject #2, her weight was recorded at 143lbs with a prior fasting time of 4.5hours, Subject #6 experienced a decrease of 17points in blood sugar, she had a weight of 120lbs and a fasting time of 4 hours. Due to these number I do not see a correlation of weight or fasting time. In the fourth round of testing every subject but 6 and 7 had a decrease in blood sugar levels. And in the fifth and final round every subject except the two who had a high carbohydrate lunches experienced a drop-in blood glucose level. All levels except for the subject 1 and 3, fell below the control numbers. Conclusion This lab test provided a clear demonstration of homeostasis in action. As seen in this lab the beta cells had to initiate the release of insulin to keep the blood sugar levels stable in the body, this demonstrated neural control of the endocrine secretion system (Moats, 2009).

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References Gordon, C. (2019). Blood glucose monitoring in diabetes: rationale and procedure. British Journal of Nursing, 28(7), 434–439. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.7.434.

Moats, R. K., II. (n.d.). (2009). Blood glucose monitoring as a teaching tool for endocrinology: a New perspective. ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGY EDUCATION, 33(3), 209–212. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00009.2009

What are Normal Blood Glucose Levels? (2019). Retrieved from https://www.virginiamason.org/whatarenormalbloodglucoselevels....