Learn Medical Spanish for diabetes follow-up: glucose monitoring, A1c, and checking for protein in the urine through a patient-centered dialogue followed by vocabulary review 🩺💬

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Diálogo  01:34

Vocabulario 05:05

• la dieta balanceada — balanced diet


• los medicamentos (por) vía oral – oral medications


• la pérdida de peso — weight loss


• los hábitos de alimentación — eating habits


• el nivel de glucosa en la sangre — blood glucose level


• el aparato – device


• el glucómetro — glucometer


• la lanceta — lancet


• picarse (o pincharse) la yema del dedo – to prick one’s fingertip


• apuntar – to write down, to make a note of (in writing)


• la libreta — little notebook (used to log readings)


• la hemoglobina glucosilada (o la A1c) — glycosolated hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1c


• el nivel promedio – the average level


• en ayunas — fasting


• la proteína en la orina — protein in the urine


• dañar los riñones – to damage the kidneys

Volvemos al diálogo 12:26

Hazte miembro! 08:47

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