Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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polydipsia

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Excessive thirst; may be a sign of diabetes.

polyphagia

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Excessive hunger; may be a sign of diabetes.

split mixed dose

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Division of a prescribed daily dose of insulin into two or more injections given over the course of the day.

microvascular disease

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Disease of the smallest blood vessels, such as those found in the eyes, nerves, and kidneys. The walls of the vessels become abnormally thick but weak. Then they bleed, leak protein, and slow the ...

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 ...

diabetic nephropathy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Disease of the kidneys. Hyperglycemia and hypertension can damage the kidneys' glomeruli. When the kidneys are damaged, protein leaks out of the kidneys into the urine. Damaged kidneys can no longer ...