This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning how to measure your blood sugar level in Spanish: Medir el nivel de azúcar en sangre.
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Vocabulary:
Some Usted Commands
Note: To form the “Usted” commands, you to the “Yo” form to the present tense, drop the O and add opposite ending.
Equipo – Equipment
Otro vocabulario – Another Vocabulary
Antes de | Before |
Después de | After |
Azúcar sanguíneo | Blood sugar |
La glucosa en la sangre | Blood glucose |
El dedo | Finger |
La yema del dedo | Fingertip |
La sangre | Blood |
Una gota de sangre | A drop of blood |
Los pasos – Steps to follow
What about results?
TBH I forgot to add a slide about blood sugar results in Spanish 🤦♂️… But here are some phrases and numbers to help you explain results:
Fasting blood sugar | La glucemia en ayunas | Blood sugar after eating | La glucemia después de comer |
1. El rango saludable de azúcar en ayunas es entre 70 y 100 2. Si el azúcar en ayunas está entre 100 y 125, usted tiene prediabetes 3. Si el azúcar en ayunas es más de 126, usted tiene diabetes | 1. El rango saludable de azúcar después de comer es entre 70 y 140 2. Si el azúcar en ayunas está entre 140 y 199, usted tiene prediabetes 3. Si el azúcar en ayunas es más de 200, usted tiene diabetes |
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