Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Dupuytren's contracture

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition associated with diabetes in which the fingers and the palm of the hand thicken and shorten, causing the fingers to curve inward.

A class of oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes that lowers blood glucose by helping the body make more insulin when it’s needed. This type of medicine also helps keep the liver from putting ...

United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A british study conducted from 1977 to 1997 in people with type 2 diabetes. The study showed that if people lowered their blood glucose, they lowered their risk of eye disease and kidney damage. In ...

dietitian

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A health care professional who advises people about meal planning, weight control, and diabetes management. A registered dietitian (rd) has met certain requirements.

endocrine gland

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A group of specialized cells that release hormones into the blood. For example, the islets in the pancreas, which secrete insulin, are endocrine glands.

foot massager

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Device used to rub, press or hit feet with repeated movements in order to relax them or reduce stiffness.

spam meat

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Processed and precooked pork meat in a can. It is a mixture of chopped pork shoulder meat mixed with ham, salt, water, modified potato starch and other preservatives. First introduced in 1937 by the ...