Diabetes tests and levels and drugs

Question 1

Give three prediabetes tests

Answer 1

fasting plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance test and HBA1C

Question 2

Give the prediabetes values for fasting plasma glucose test

Answer 2

100-125mg/dl

Question 3

Give normal values for fasting plasma glucose

Answer 3

less than 100mg/dl

Question 4

predia values for oral glu tol

Answer 4

140-199 mg/dl

Question 5

norm values for oral glu tol

Answer 5

less than 140mg/dl

Question 6

predia values for HBA1C

Answer 6

5.7%-6.4%

Question 7

norm values for HBA1C

Answer 7

5.6%

Question 8

What is HBA1C?

Answer 8

glycated haemoglobin, formed in a glycation pathway by haemoglobins exposure to plasma glucose, as average plasma glucose increases, HBA1C increases. once glycated, stays so. HPLC and immunoassays used.

Question 9

how long to fast for fasting plasma glucose?

Answer 9

8hrs

Question 10

What are the two drugs prescribed?

Answer 10

metformin and rampiril

Question 11

What is metformin?

Answer 11

suppresses glucose production by the liver, reduces LDL levels triglyceride levels. increases uptake of glucose by skeletal muscle. Only oral drug that doesnt cause weight gain, but can cause lactic acidosis.

Question 12

what is rampiril?

Answer 12

an ace inhibitor, results in the relaxation of smooth muscle via downregulation of angiotensin and therefore reduces BP.