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.
The researchers observed that the evening post-meal walk was the most effective in lowering blood sugar levels for a full 24 hours. The typical exaggerated rise in blood sugar after supperâwhich often lasts well into the night and early morningâwas curbed significantly as soon as the participants started to walk on the treadmill, the study authors said.