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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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circulation
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The structures and control mechanisms which manage blood circulation. It includes the heart, lungs, arteries, veins, and capillaries, as well as several physical mechanisms (e.g., the Starling's law ...
epidemiology
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The study of the transmission of diseases. One of the first epidemiological investigations was that of Snow in 19th century London, who traced the spread of cholera to contaminated water supplies. ...
antigen
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The substance in a foreign body which evokes production of antibodies specific to it.
proinsulin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The substance made first in the pancreas that is then made into insulin.
peak action
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The time period when the effect of something is as strong as it can be such as when insulin in having the most effect on lowering the glucose (sugar) in the blood.
twenty-four hour urine
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The total amount of a person's urine for a 24-hour period.
