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Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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vitreous humor

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The clear jelly (gel) that fills the center of the eye.

obesity

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The condition of having more weight than is best. What is best is less easy to determine. At a gross level, insurance company records can define obesity, or increased understanding of optimum levels ...

glycemic index

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The effect of a food on blood glucose (sugar) levels over a period of time. Researchers have discovered that some kinds of foods raise blood glucose levels more quickly than other foods containing ...

end-stage renal disease (ESRD)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The final phase of many kidney diseases; treated by dialysis or kidney transplantation.

blood pressure

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The hydraulic pressure in arteries caused heart contractions (i.e., of the left ventircle). It has two values. The higher is taken immediately at the end of the left ventricle's contraction. The ...

diabetes mellitus type 2

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The most common form of diabetes mellitus; about 90 to 95 percent of people who have diabetes in the developed world have Type 2 diabetes. Unlike Type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas makes no ...

homeostasis

Health care; Diabetes treatment

The operation of body systems which has the effect of keeping assorted conditions in an effectively constant state. Thus, if you drink lots of water, your body reacts by producing more urine. ...

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