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Learn Medical Spanish for diabetes follow-up: glucose monitoring, A1c, and checking for protein in the urine through a patient-centered dialogue followed by vocabulary review 🩺💬

LEVEL – UPPER INTERMEDIATE

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Diálogo  01:34

Vocabulario 05:05

• la dieta balanceada — balanced diet
• los medicamentos (por) vía oral – oral medications
• la pérdida de peso — weight loss
• los hábitos de alimentación — eating habits
• el nivel de glucosa en la sangre — blood glucose level
• el aparato – device
• el glucómetro — glucometer
• la lanceta — lancet
• picarse (o pincharse) la yema del dedo – to prick one’s fingertip
• apuntar – to write down, to make a note of (in writing)
• la libreta — little notebook (used to log readings)
• la hemoglobina glucosilada (o la A1c)