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Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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islets of langerhans

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Groups of cells located in the pancreas that make hormones that help the body break down and use food. For example, alpha cells make glucagon and beta cells make insulin. Also called islets of ...

coronary heart disease

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Heart disease caused by narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. If the blood supply is cut off the result is a heart attack.

complications

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Harmful effects of diabetes such as damage to the eyes, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, teeth and gums, feet and skin, or kidneys. Studies show that keeping blood glucose, blood pressure, and ...

islets

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Groups of cells located in the pancreas that make hormones that help the body break down and use food. For example, alpha cells make glucagon and beta cells make insulin. Also called islets of ...

diabetic neuropathy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Disease of the nervous system. The three major forms in people with diabetes are peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and mononeuropathy. The most common form is peripheral neuropathy, which ...

type II diabetes

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Former term for type 2 diabetes.

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