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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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controlled disease
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Taking care of oneself so that a disease has a reduced adverse effect on the body. People with diabetes can "control" the disease by staying on their diets, by exercising, by taking medicine if is ...
prognosis
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Telling a person now what is likely to happen in the future because of having a disease.
electromyography EMG
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Test used to diagnose neuropathy and check for nerve damage. It uses electrodes to measure speed of nerve signal transmission. Damaged nerves have characteristic changes in transmission.
nerve conduction studies
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Tests to determine nerve function; can detect early neuropathy.
unit of insulin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The basic measure of insulin. U-100 insulin means 100 units of insulin per milliliter (mL) or cubic centimeter (cc) of solution. Most insulin made today in the United States is U-100.
podiatry
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The care and treatment of human feet in health and disease.
fundus of the eye
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The central portion of the retina on back or deepest part of the eye. Damage to the fundus, even if the rest of the eye is in good condition, will have severe problems. For instance reading may ...
