Blood Sugar and Post Meal

Materials and Methods

1.Dependent Variable: plasma levels of glucose, ketones, insulin, and glucagon
2.Independent Variable: food and beverage intake
3.Controlled Variables: physical activity, caffeine and alcohol intake, gender, age, BMI
4.Why were physical activity and caffeine and alcohol intake the controlled variables? You can control the amount of physical activity, caffeine and alcohol the patient intakes.

5.What type of assay was used to measure plasma glucose and ketone levels? Glucose, Oxidase, Peroxide, and Dianisidine

6.What type of assay was used to measure plasma insulin and glucagon levels? Glucose, Oxidase, Peroxide, and Dianisidine

Results

Table 2: Glucose and Ketone Concentration in Blood Plasma

Glucose (mmol/l)

Ketones (μmol/l)

Sub. 1

Sub. 2

Sub. 3

Average

Sub. 1

Sub. 2

Sub. 3

Average

Fasting 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.3 119 105 105 110
Immediately post meal [0 hour] 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.4 111 91 107 103
1 hr post meal 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 50 51 49 50
2 hr post meal 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 62 57 72 64
3 hr post meal 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 45 53 74 57

Glucose Concentration in Blood Plasma

01.42.84.25.67µmol/lFasting0 hr post meal1 hr post meal2 hr post meal3 hr post meal

Ketone Concentration in Blood Plasma

022446688110µmol/lFasting0 hr post meal1 hr post meal2 hr post meal3 hr post meal
1.When was plasma glucose concentration highest? If values are similar for several time points (within a few points of each other), then give range of times when plasma glucose concentration was highest. Immediately post meal and 1 hour post meal.

2.When was plasma glucose concentration lowest? If values are similar for several time points, then give range of times when plasma glucose concentration was lowest. 3 hours post meal

3.When was plasma ketone concentration highest? If values are similar for several time points, then give range of times when