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Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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atherosclerosis

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Clogging, narrowing, and hardening of the body's large blood vessels, also called arteries. Atherosclerosis can lead to coronary heart disease, heart attacks, peripheral arterial disease, strokes, ...

receptors

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Areas on the outer part of a cell that allow the cell to bind with insulin in the blood. When the cell and insulin bind, the cell can take glucose from the blood and use it for energy.

peritoneal dialysis

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Cleaning of the blood by using the lining of the abdominal cavity, or belly, as a filter. A cleansing liquid, called dialysis solution, is drained from a bag into the abdomen. Fluid and wastes flow ...

glucose tablets

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Chewable tablets made of pure glucose used for treating hypoglycemia.

blood glucose monitoring

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Checking blood glucose levels by using a blood glucose meter or blood glucose test strips that change color when touched by a blood sample in order to manage diabetes.

injection site rotation

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Changing the places on the body where insulin is injected. Rotation prevents the formation of lipodystrophies.

diabetogenic

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Causing diabetes. For example, some drugs cause blood glucose levels to rise, resulting in diabetes.

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