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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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lipid
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A term for fat in the body. Lipids can be broken down by the body and used for energy.
pancreas transplantation
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A surgical procedure to take a healthy whole or partial pancreas from a donor and place it into a person with diabetes.
fructose
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A sugar that occurs naturally in fruits and honey. Fructose has 4 calories per gram.
C-peptide
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A substance the pancreas releases into the bloodstream in equal amounts to insulin. A test of c-peptide levels shows how much insulin the body is making.
C-reactive protein
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A substance produced in the liver in response to injury or inflammation. Elevated levels of c-reactive protein are associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A study by the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases, conducted from 1983 to 1993 in people with type 1 diabetes. The study showed that intensive therapy compared with ...
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A study by the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases conducted from 1998 to 2001 in people at high risk for type 2 diabetes. All study participants had impaired glucose ...
