One early sense of the definition of art is closely related to the older Latin meaning, which roughly translates to skill or craft, as associated with words such as artisan.. English words derived from this meaning include artifact, artificial, artifice, medical arts, and military arts.
To be acceptable at least 95 percent of the results have to be within plus or minus 15 mg/dl at blood glucose levels below 100 mg/dl and within plus or minus 15 percent at blood glucose levels greater than or equal to 100 mg/dl. Ten of the 12 meters that Dr. Freckmann and his team evaluated met the higher standard.
Diabetes is diagnosed by any one of the following: 1  Two consecutive fasting blood glucose tests that are equal to or greater than 126 mg/dL. 2  Any random blood glucose that is greater than 200 mg/dL. 3  An A1c test that is equal to or greater than 6.5 percent.4  A two-hour oral glucose tolerance test with any value over 200 mg/dL. Any random blood glucose that is greater than 200 mg/dL. 2  An A1c test that is equal to or greater than 6.5 percent. 3  A1c is an easy blood test that gives a three month average of blood sugars. 4  A two-hour oral glucose tolerance test with any value over 200 mg/dL.