Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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kidney disease

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Any one of several chronic conditions that are caused by damage to the cells of the kidney. People who have had diabetes for a long time may have kidney damage.

nephropathy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Disease of the kidneys caused by damage to the small blood vessels or to the units in the kidneys that clean the blood. People who have had diabetes for a long time may have kidney damage.

Anything that raises the chance that a person will get a disease. With noninsulin-dependent diabetes, people have a greater risk of getting the disease if they weigh a lot more (20 percent or more) ...

impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Blood glucose (i.e., 'sugar') levels higher than normal but not high enough to be cause a diagnosis of diabetes. People with IGT may or may not proceed to develop diabetes. Other names (no longer ...

postprandial blood glucose

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Blood taken 1–2 hours after eating to see the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

artery

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Blood vessel with muscular walls on the 'supply side' of the blood circulation, in the network of vessels between the left ventricle output and capillary beds throughout the body.

calcium channel blocker

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Calcium ions are used in many cells, including beta cells, as a signaling mechanism. Since it does not ordinarily pass through cell membranes, protein pores in cell membranes are used to provide a ...