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An oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Acarbose slows down the digestion of foods high in carbohydrate, such as rice, bread, milk, and fruit. The result is a slower and lower rise in blood ...

acarbose

Health care; Diabetes treatment

An oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Acarbose slows down the digestion of foods high in carbohydrate, such as rice, bread, milk, and fruit. The result is a slower and lower rise in blood ...

symlin

Health care; Diabetes treatment

An injectable medicine used to treat diabetes. Pramlintide helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the liver from releasing stored glucose. Pramlintide belongs to the class of ...

ACE inhibitor

Health care; Diabetes treatment

An oral medicine that lowers blood pressure; ace stands for angiotensin-converting enzyme. For people with diabetes, especially those who have protein (albumin) in the urine, it also helps slow down ...

ARB (arb)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

An oral medicine that lowers blood pressure. Arb stands for angiotensin receptor blocker. For people with diabetes, especially those who have protein (albumin) in the urine, it also helps slow down ...

pancreatitis

Health care; Diabetes treatment

An irritation of the pancreas that can cause it to stop working. Pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. Diabetes may develop when pancreatic tissue is destroyed from chronic pancreatitis and the ...

NPH insulin

Health care; Diabetes treatment

An intermediate-acting insulin with an onset of 1 to 3 hours, a peak at 8 hours, and a duration of 12 to 16 hours. Also called n insulin.

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