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Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes | Target levels 4-8 mmol/L fasting and before meals Less then 10mmol/L two hours after starting meals ******* Target levels 6–8mmol/L fasting and before meals 6–10mmol/L two hours after starting meals |
Body Temperature | 98.6°F (37°C) |
Specific gravity | 1.001 - 1.035 |
Respiratory Rate | Newborn: 40-80 Infants: 30 Age 5: 25 Adults: 12-20 beats per minute |
Pulse Rate | 10 years and older: 60-80 3-4 years: 80-120 Athletes: 40 For normal human beings if less than 60 - bradycardia and more than 100 - tachycardia |
O2 Saturation (SaO2) (measurement of the percentage of how much hemoglobin is saturated with oxygen) | 95% and above *** COPD - 88-91% |
Blood pH | 7.35 - 7.45 |
Urine pH | 4.5 - 8.00 |
Blood Pressure | 0 to 6 months 65 to 90/45 to 65 mm Hg **** 6 to 12 months 80 to 100/55 to 65 mm Hg ****1 - 11 yrs 90 to 110/55 to 75 mm Hg **** 11 and above 120/80 mm Hg (millimeter of mercury) |
Capillary refill times | 2 -3 seconds |
Normal pH of skin | 4.5 - 5.5 |