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VARIABILITE GLYCEMIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Endocrine System and Metabolism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glycemic variability
1, record 1, English, glycemic%20variability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reported as % coefficient of variation (%CV) = standard deviation/mean glucose[.] 1, record 1, English, - glycemic%20variability
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glycaemic variability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- variabilité glycémique
1, record 1, French, variabilit%C3%A9%20glyc%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Indiquée par le coefficient de variation (CV) = écart-type/moyenne glycémique[.] 2, record 1, French, - variabilit%C3%A9%20glyc%C3%A9mique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- injection site
1, record 2, English, injection%20site
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Absorption is faster when insulin is injected into the abdomen than into an extremity, and is faster in an upper than in a lower limb. Moreover, absorption is accelerated if it is injected into an extremity that is subsequently involved in exercise or if the injection site is massaged or warmed. 1, record 2, English, - injection%20site
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- site d’injection
1, record 2, French, site%20d%26rsquo%3Binjection
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le choix du site d’injection est un élément essentiel à la qualité du contrôle glycémique. En effet, un des principaux écueils du traitement actuel par insuline est qu'il existe une grande variabilité de la vitesse à laquelle l'insuline injectée est absorbée. [...] on sait maintenant que le site d’injection est un des facteurs expliquant cette variabilité 1, record 2, French, - site%20d%26rsquo%3Binjection
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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