Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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hemochromatosis

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition in which excess iron levels are deposited in body tissues, damaging them. Characteristically, it causes diabetes among its other effects. It can be caused too much iron intake (the normal ...

hyperglycemia

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition in which glucose levels are higher than usual.

autoimmune disease

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition in which the immune system inappropriately attacks a body tissue. Multiple sclerosis, some kinds of rheumatism, lupus, and Type 1 diabetes are examples. The reasons for the immune system ...

dupuytren's contracture

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition that causes the fingers to curve inward and may also affect the palm. The condition is more common in people with diabetes and may precede diabetes. The mechanism is unclear. Treatment is ...

contraindication

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition that makes a treatment not helpful or even harmful.

preeclampsia

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition that some women with diabetes have during the late stages of pregnancy. Two signs of this condition are high blood pressure and swelling because the body cells are holding extra water.

basal rate

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A continuous supply of something. In the case of diabetes, the low levels of insulin usually maintained in the absence of perturbing events (e.g., food, infection, stress, ...).