Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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insulinoma

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A tumor of the beta cells in the pancreas. An insulinoma may cause the body to make extra insulin, leading to hypoglycemia.

photocoagulation

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A treatment for diabetic retinopathy. A laser—a strong beam of light—is used to seal off bleeding blood vessels in the eye and to burn away extra blood vessels that should not have grown there.

A treatment for diabetes in which blood glucose is kept as close to normal as possible. Optimal blood glucose levels are reached through frequent injections of insulin or use of an insulin pump, meal ...

humulin r

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A short-acting insulin with an onset of 30 to 60 minutes, a peak of 2 to 4 hours, and a duration of 5 to 8 hours. Also called r insulin. (brand names: humulin r, novolin r. )

glomerulus

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A tiny set of looping blood vessels where the blood is filtered in the kidney.

electromyography (EMG)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A test used to detect nerve function. Electromyography measures the electrical activity generated by muscles.

fluorescein angiography

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A test to examine blood vessels in the eye that is done by injecting dye into an arm vein and then taking photos as the dye goes through the eye's blood vessels.