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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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incidence
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A measure of how often a disease occurs; the number of new cases of a disease among a certain group of people for a certain period of time.
fasting blood glucose test
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A check of a person's blood glucose level after the person has not eaten for 8 to 12 hours—usually overnight. This test is used to diagnose pre-diabetes and diabetes; it is also used to see whether ...
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but are not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Igt, also called pre-diabetes, is a level of 140 to 199 mg/dl 2 hours after the ...
glucagon
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A hormone produced by the alpha cells in the pancreas. Glucagon raises blood glucose. An injectable form of glucagon, available by prescription, may be used to treat severe hypoglycemia.
fat
Health care; Diabetes treatment
1. One of the three main nutrients in food. Foods that provide fat are butter, margarine, salad dressing, oil, nuts, meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. 2. Excess calories are stored as ...
