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PROJECT TITLE: ANALYSIS OF MRS. Y BLOOD SUGAR

READINGS FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY.

NAME: REANNA RAGOO

SCHOOL: BARRACKPORE WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL

CLASS: 5 SCIENCE

TEACHER: MS. P. BALKARAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SBA DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS PAGE NUMBERS

Project Title 3

Introduction 3

Method of Data Collection 3

Presentation of Data 4

Analysis of Data 9

Discussion of findings 11

Conclusion 12

References 13

PROJECT TITLE:
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Analysis of Mrs. Y blood sugar readings for the months of January and February.

AIM:

To determine if Mrs.Y has diabetes through analysis of daily glucose blood sugar readings for 2-

months.

INTRODUCTION:

In this analysis, blood sugar readings of Mrs. Y are being analyzed. The analysis will aid in

determining if she is showing signs of diabetes. Diabetes is a condition where ones body does

not produce insulin and their glucose readings can go off the charts by either being very much

higher than 108 mmol/L or much lower. 112 mmol/L is the standard stable glucose reading. A

stable range for glucose readings are 107-128 mmol/L. The readings which were taken for the

two-month period January- February will indicate any sign of Mrs. Y being diabetic.

METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION:

The data was obtained via Mrs. Y at the end of the two-month period. She is the one who

recorded her readings daily. The data is categorized as quantitative and discrete. The data was

grouped because the readings were put into categories of 10 (e.g. 110-120 mmol/L). The sample

size is 59 days since readings were recorded daily for the months January and February.

PRESENTATION OF DATA:

Table 1: The following table show the recorded blood sugar readings taken by Mrs. Y for the

months of January and February.

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FOR THE MONTH JANUARY BLOOD FOR THE MONTH FEBRUARY BLOOD
OF JANUARY SUGAR READINGS OF FEBRUARY SUGAR READINGS
1 123 1 119
2 114 2 120
3 98 3 134
4 96 4 146
5 135 5 152
6 142 6 157
7 99 7 159
8 100 8 163
9 103 9 168
10 145 10 99
11 118 11 124
12 132 12 136
13 144 13 117
14 136 14 119
15 159 15 125
16 133 16 108
17 142 17 102
18 87 18 114
19 99 19 125
20 104 20 127
21 104 21 135
22 106 22 116
23 144 23 106
24 156 24 96
25 122 25 103
26 115 26 109
27 89 27 117
28 90 28 116
29 99
30 87
31 108
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Table 2: The following table shows a record of the number of days a range of readings were
taken.
Blood glucose readings/ Number of Days
mmol/ L

85-95 4
96-106 15
107-117 10
118-128 10
129-139 6
140-150 6
151-161 6
162-172 2

Figure 1: The Pie Chart below illustrates the percent number of days in which ranges of blood
sugar readings were recorded.

Number of days ( %)

3.39%
6.78%
10.17%

25.42% 10.17%

10.17%

16.95% 16.95%

85-95 96-106 107-117 118-128

129- 139 140-150 151-161 162-172
Figure 2: Illustrates a line graph showing the 8 ranges of blood sugar readings recorded.
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Number Of Days
16

14

12

10

0 Number Of Days
85-95 96-106 107-117 118-128 129-139 140-150 151-161 162-172
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Figure 3: A histogram showing the number of days with respect to the ranges of blood sugar

readings.

ANALYSIS OF DATA:
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Calculations (Blood glucose readings)

Standard range of a stable blood glucose reading 107-128 mmol/L

P (that Mrs. has a low blood glucose reading) i.e less than 100 mmol/L

Probability Mrs. Y has low blood sugar readings=7+26/100=0.33

Ranges 85-95 and 96-106 were used

P (that Mrs. has a high blood glucose reading)

= (129-172) mmol/L range was used

=10+10+10+3/100

Probability Mrs. Y has high blood glucose readings=0.33

P (Mrs. blood glucose reading was stable)

Range from (107-128) mmol/L used for this calculation

Probability that Mrs. Y has stable blood sugar readings=17+17/100=0.34

0.33+0.34+0.33 = 1

From the calculation seen on page 10 it is evident that Mrs. Y may very well be diabetic.

There is a 0.66 chance she is diabetic. This is so because there is a probability of 0.33 of low b

blood sugar reading and 0.33 probability that she has high blood glucose readings.
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From the pie chart on page 6 it is seen that there is a much larger percent of blood sugar

readings deviating from a stable blood glucose range i.e (107-128) mmol/L. That is 33% lower

than the standard blood glucose range and 33% higher than the standard blood glucose range.

With only 34% of the days (exactly 20 days). Mrs. Y for exactly 59 days (Months of

January and February) did these blood sugar tests and only 34% of days showed standard or

stable readings. This is a clear indication that she may be diabetic.

Figures 2 and 3 are the same data represented in a cumulative line graph and a histogram.

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS:

As seen in analysis the probability that Mrs. may be diabetic is 0.66. This is due to the deviations

from the stable blood glucose levels (107- 128) mmol/L. This may be because Mrs. Y probably

didnt always keep the fast for testing the blood sugar levels. Also, the months January and
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February after the Christmas vacation when she had the excessive amount of sweets is where she

still has low and high readings of blood glucose. These indicate that the probability that she is

developing or has diabetes is much higher than that of the stable readings. (0.66 > 0.34). Certain

limitations, influences and conditions that could not be under my control would be Mrs. Ys

living conditions, her meals (not only sweets), her lifestyle (i.e exercise and interactions with

nature) even the amount of and type of beverages she consumes (alcohol and so forth). Maybe if

I had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Y to obtain more information on her lifestyle choices,

determining whether she is diabetic or not wouldve been much easier.

CONCLUSION:

From this analysis, it can be concluded that Mrs. Y is showing signs of developmental diabetes

or progressive diabetes. It may also be due to if she continued to intake sweets regardless of the

doctors warnings to fast and take the readings. There was a probability of 0.66 she is showing

signs of diabetes.
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REFERENCES:

1) Better information. Better health. (n.d.). Retrieved September 03, 2017, from

http://www.webmd.com/

2) https://obelmusacelik.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/additional-mathematics.pdf
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