How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

Typically, a person’s fasting blood sugar level should be below 99 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). Keeping blood glucose levels within a safe range can reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

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We have seen how diabetics keep monitoring their blood sugar levels. Some of them do it daily using a glucose monitor at home, while others get it checked monthly from a clinic. But what if we tell ...

The Food and Drug Administration is currently reporting shortages of dextrose in 5%, 10%, 25% and 50% solutions. Manufacturing capacity to support these dextrose products is not expected to improve ...

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