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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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hypoglycemia unawareness
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A state in which a person does not feel or recognize the symptoms of hypoglycemia. People who have frequent episodes of hypoglycemia may no longer experience hypoglycemia’s typical warning signs.
lancet
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A spring-loaded device used to prick the skin with a small needle to obtain a drop of blood for blood glucose monitoring.
blood glucose meter
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A small, portable machine used by people with diabetes to check their blood glucose levels. After pricking the skin with a lancet, one places a drop of blood on a test strip in the machine. The meter ...
microaneurysm
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A small swelling that forms on the side of tiny blood vessels. These small swellings may break and allow blood to leak into nearby tissue. People with diabetes may get microaneurysms in the retina of ...
continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A small sensor inserted below the skin that measures blood glucose levels approximately 12 times an hour.
implantable insulin pump
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A small pump placed inside the body to deliver insulin in response to remote-control commands from the user.
repaglinide
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Repaglinide lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make more insulin right after meals. Repaglinide belongs to the class of medicines called ...
