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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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polydipsia
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A great thirst that lasts for long periods of time; a sign of diabetes.
exchange lists
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A grouping of foods by type to provide a rough way to help people on special diets keep to the diet. Each group lists food in serving sizes. A person can exchange, trade, or substitute a food serving ...
meal plan
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A guide for controlling the amount of calories, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats a person eats. People with diabetes can use such plans as the Exchange Lists or the Point System to help them plan ...
certified diabetes educator (CDE)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A health care professional who is qualified by the American Association of Diabetes Educators to teach people with diabetes how to manage their condition. In the US, the health care team for diabetes ...
somatostatin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A hormone made by the delta cells of the pancreas (in areas called the islets of Langerhans). Scientists think it may control how the body secretes two other hormones, insulin and glucagon.
insulin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A hormone produced by the beta cells in the Islet of Langerhans' beta cells. It is a very small protein and has effects all over the body, some connected with metabolism and others connected with ...
