Use auscultation in a sentence. 1  a listening. 2  a listening, often with the aid of a stethoscope, to sounds in the chest, abdomen, etc. so as to determine the condition of the heart, lungs, etc. auscultation. The act of listening. Medicine The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.
Again, if you are non-insulin dependent and are wondering when is the best time to take your blood glucose levels, it is 1-2 hours after a meal. Generally speaking, if your fasting blood sugar and blood sugar before meals are OK, it doesn't mean your diabetes is under control.
How Sliding-Scale Insulin Therapy Works. In most sliding-scale insulin therapy regimens, your blood sugar is taken using a glucometer. This is done every six hours, or before meals and at bedtime â in total, about four times a day. The amount of mealtime insulin you get is based on your blood sugar measurements at those times.