Blood Glucose Concentration Lab Report

From the experiment, the blood glucose concentration for Patient A is 5.6 mmol/L(Refer to Table 1). The blood glucose level for Patient A is normal as 5.6mmol/L is in the normal range. Urine sample from Patient A was tested and it is shown that there was no glucose and sodium present. The results showed that Patient A is healthy and could act as a control in this investigation. Secondly, patient B is suspected to suffer from diabetes mellitus. The blood glucose concentration for Patient B is 111mmol/L (Refer to Table 1) which is much higher compare with Patient A. The test of urine sample from Patient B shows the urine sample from patient B contains glucose but does not contain sodium. As table 2 shows that the present of glucose in urine and high blood glucose level are the symptoms of diabetes mellitus, patient B is suspected has diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is
The glucose concentration in the blood samples from patient C and E is 14mmol/L while the result for glucose test in urine samples is negative. Both urine samples did not produce orange flame when the cottons soaked with each urine sample were heated. This showed that both urine samples do not contain sodium. The blood glucose levels for patient C and E are slightly higher as compare to the constant of the experiment which is 5.6mmol/L. It is shown that the blood sugar levels are consistently higher than the target range and usually from 11 mmol/L to 20 mmol/L when one has mild hyperglycemia (Thompson, Sproule, O’Brien, 2014). Hence, patient C and E were suspected to have mild hyperglycemia. According to Vera, hyperglycemia is characterized by high amounts of sugar in the bloodstream. However, hyperglycemia is not always related to a lack of insulin or insulin sensitivity. It can occur as the result of stress, chronic or acute illness, prescription or illegal medication use and even pregnancy