Can you measure my blood sugar?
gli-CHE-mi-a — four syllables. 'Gl' before 'i' makes a 'ly' sound. Stress on second syllable.
Ask at pharmacies offering health screening services. Many Italian pharmacies offer free or low-cost glucose testing.
'Può misurarmi' = can you measure for me — formal 'lei' form. 'La glicemia' = blood glucose/blood sugar. Normal fasting glucose in Italy: 70-100 mg/dL. Pre-diabetes: 100-125. Diabetes: ≥126. Pharmacies also measure 'emoglobina glicata' (HbA1c) — a 3-month average glucose indicator.
Quanto dovrebbe essere la glicemia a digiuno?
What should fasting blood sugar be?
Normal: 70-100 mg/dL fasting. Italian guidelines follow ESC/EASD recommendations
La mia glicemia è centottanta dopo mangiato. È alta?
My blood sugar is one hundred eighty after eating. Is it high?
Post-meal glucose above 140 mg/dL after 2 hours warrants attention
Fate anche l'emoglobina glicata?
Do you also do HbA1c?
HbA1c is increasingly done at pharmacies — gives 3-month glucose picture
Italian pharmacies increasingly offer 'servizi di misurazione' (health measurement services): blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and weight. These are either free or cost €2-5. The Italian Pharmacists Federation ('FOFI') has promoted expanded pharmacy health services ('farmacia dei servizi') — where pharmacists take a more active clinical role in monitoring chronic disease patients. This is expected to expand with the PNRR healthcare investments.