Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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periodontist

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A specialist in the treatment of diseases of the gums.

A stable molecule which can be replicated with few errors, and which is used to store information about protein structures. It also contains mechanisms to block or unblock the transcription of that ...

clinical trial

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A study carried out in humans (generally using volunteers) to answer a question such as whether a new treatment (or drug or exercise technique) is effective or safe as treatment. In the US, studies ...

capsaicin

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A substance found in some plant products, especially hot peppers, which causes human nerves to report a hot sensation.

myo-inositol

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A substance in the cell that is thought to play a role in helping the nerves to work. Low levels of myo-inositol may be involved in diabetic neuropathy.

glycogen

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A substance made from multiple glucose molecules. Sometimes called 'animal starch'. It is stored in liver and muscle cells and can be converted to glucose when needed. The glucose in liver glycogen ...

C-peptide

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A substance the pancreas releases into the bloodstream in equal amounts to insulin. While being stored in pancreatic beta cells, proinsulin includes both insulin and C-peptide, which is freed before ...