Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Melanin(noun) a black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.
How to prepare your insulin dose if you are using two types of insulin: 1  When you mix regular insulin with another type of insulin, always draw the regular insulin into the syringe first. When you mix two types of insulins other than regular insulin, it does not matter in what order you draw them into the syringe.
The first test is a glucose screening test, which takes a little over an hour. They draw blood first, then you drink the syrup. Once you finish it, you have to wait an hour and then they will draw blood again. If the first test comes back high, you will be sent for a glucose tolerance test, which is 3 hours.