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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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diagnosis
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A decision as to the cause of some symptoms or problem. A goal of most physicians is to eliminate as many possible causes as possible (the 'diagnostic differential tree') and so work toward making an ...
jet injector
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A device that uses high pressure to propel insulin through the skin and into the body.
insulin pump
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A device which provides a steady (or intermittent, depending on design and adjustments) infusion of insulin. Pumps can be implantable or external. the latter use a subcutaneous catheter.
team management
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A diabetes treatment approach in which medical care is provided by a physician, physician assistant, diabetes educator, dietitian, and behavioral scientist working together with the patient.
lactose
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A disacchararide characteristic of milk, and the only carbohydrate with a beta attachement (characteristic of cellulose) for which humans ever have an enzyme which can break the bond. It is not very ...
macrovascular disease
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A disease of the large blood vessels that sometimes occurs when a person has had diabetes for a long time.
diabetic amyotrophy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A disease of the nerves leading to the muscles. This condition affects only one side of the body and occurs most often in older men with mild diabetes.
