Medical Assisting students at the Fort Myers campus of Keiser University in the Laboratory Procedures I class learned how to perform a glucose test by capillary puncture.  Blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose in the blood.  Glucose is derived from carbohydrates, and is the main source of energy for the body and it’s cells.  Their instructor, Dr. Jany Granados, invited faculty and staff to show up for glucose testing and they were able to test 63 patients.

MA glucose testing March 2015 (2)