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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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subcutaneous injection
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Putting a fluid into the tissue under the skin with a needle and syringe.
injection
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Putting liquid into the body with a needle and syringe. Often directly into a vein, as for intravenous antibiotics in a hospital. for diabetes taking insulin, injection is usually subcutaneous (i.e. ...
prevalence
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Rate of happening of something. Example: there is a high prevalence of sleeping amongst humans.
vascular
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Relating to the body's blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries).
albuminuria
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Release of the protein albumin in urine. As this protein is strongly conserved, this is evidence of abnormal kidney function.
vitrectomy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Removing the gel from the center of the eyeball because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. An eye surgeon replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid.
endocrine glands
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Several glands and tissues which secrete signaling chemicals (almost always in very very small quantities) which control the function of other tissues. Insulin is produced by the endocrine part of ...
