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… Home Blood Sugar Diary On this page: Overview Overview Name: _________________________________ Blood sugar target range: ________ to _______. Track your blood sugar each day. Home blood sugar diary Week of ______. …
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… Blood Clots in the Leg Veins On this page: Overview Overview Blood clots can happen in veins. A blood clot in a vein close to the skin isn't likely to cause …
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… Home Blood Pressure Log On this page: Overview Overview Name: ________________________ Target blood pressure: __________ Date Time (a.m.) Blood pressure Time (p.m.) Blood pressure Comments Sample: …
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… Smoking and Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Overview … artery disease. Smoking: Causes the platelets in your blood to clump together easily by making your blood cells more "sticky" and more likely to form clots. Clumping …
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… End-Stage Renal Disease On this page: … your whole body. It can cause serious heart, bone, lung, blood, and brain problems. What causes it? Diabetes and high … Your parathyroid hormone (PTH) level. Your red blood cells, to see if you have anemia of chronic kidney disease. …
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… Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, and Blood Sugar On this page: Overview Overview The body uses … fat . Carbohydrate is the nutrient that most affects your blood sugar. Protein and fat do not raise blood sugar as … carries blood sugar (glucose) to provide energy to cells throughout the body. The blood sugar is produced when …
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… Parkinson's Disease: Other Symptoms On this page: Overview Related … that affects how you move. But the breakdown of nerve cells in Parkinson's disease can cause other symptoms. These … light-headedness, and fainting . This is caused by low blood pressure, especially when moving from a sitting or …
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… Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) On this page: Health Tools … A narrowed esophagus. Barrett's esophagus . With this, the cells that line the inside of the esophagus are replaced by … try to drive yourself. Call your doctor now if you: Vomit blood. Have bloody, black, or maroon-coloured stools. Call …
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… Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin On this page: Overview Check Your … Check Your Symptoms Overview Bruises form when small blood vessels under the skin tear or rupture, most often … or clotting disorder , such as hemophilia , von Willebrand disease , thrombocytopenia , or another less common bleeding …
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… Acquired Von Willebrand Disease On this page: … caused by other medical problems or medicines. It prevents blood from clotting properly. It is rarer than the inherited … stenosis. Use of a cardiac device that helps the heart pump blood, called a ventricular assist device . Rarely, acquired …
