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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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glucagon
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A hormone that raises the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood by forcing the liver to release some of its intracellular stores of glucose.
saccharin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A human-made sweetener that people use in place of sugar because it has no calories.
ketoacidosis
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A kind of acidosis characteristic of uncontrolled diabetes. It is not uncommon among diabetics, especially type 1 diabetics.
sorbitol
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A kind of combination alcohol-sugar. A member of the polyol class of chemicals.
anti-diabetic drug
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A kind of medication that helps a person with diabetes control the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood so that the body works as it should.
artificial pancreas
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A large machine used in hospitals that constantly measures glucose (sugar) in the blood and, in response, releases the right amount of insulin. Scientists are also working to develop a small unit ...
blood glucose meter
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A machine which electrochemically or coloristically, determines the current level of glucose in a blood sample. They have been getting progressively smaller and less expensive since they were first ...
