MODEL RELEASED. Diabetes clinic,blood sugar test. Hands of a nurse using a testing device on blood from the finger of a diabetic patient. The device measures the levels of the sugar glucose,here 9.9 millimoles per litre (this is a post-breakfast reading). An insulin injection will be needed to lower the levels to the normal range of 4-6 millimoles per litre. This is the BGStar blood glucose monitoring system from Sanofi. Diabetes mellitus affects glucose sugar metabolism. Blood sugar is not oxidised due to a lack of the pancreatic hormone insulin. Treatment is based on a strict diet and insulin injections to maintain the blood-sugar balance | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Varney, Jim |
Bildgröße: | 3468 px × 5197 px |
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