Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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lipoatrophy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Small dents in the skin that form when a person keeps injecting the needle in the same spot.

insulin-induced atrophy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Small dents that form on the skin when a person keeps injecting a needle in the same spot. They are harmless.

insulin-induced hypertrophy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Small lumps that form under the skin when a person keeps injecting a needle in the same spot.

insulin antagonists

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Something that opposes or fights the action of insulin. Insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas glucagon raises it. Glucagon is, therefore, an antagonist of insulin.

diabetic myelopathy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Spinal cord damage found in some people with diabetes.

sucrose

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Sucrose is the organic compound commonly known as table sugar and sometimes called saccharose. A white, odorless, crystalline powder with a sweet taste, it is best known for its role in food. The ...

Systolic blood pressure is the amount of pressure that blood exerts on vessels while the heart is beating. In a blood pressure reading (such as 120/80), it is the number on the top. If the top and ...