Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Intramuscular injection

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Inserting liquid medication into a muscle with a syringe. Glucagon may be given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection for hypoglycemia.

Duration

Health care; Diabetes treatment

In referring to insulin, the length of time during which insulin keeps lowering blood glucose levels. Duration may also refer to the length of time a person has had diabetes, which determines a ...

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A common liver disease, often without symptoms, that resembles alcoholic liver disease but occurs in people who drink little or no alcohol. The major characteristic of nash is fat in the liver, along ...

Amylin

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A hormone formed by beta cells in the pancreas. Amylin regulates the timing of glucose release into the bloodstream after eating by slowing the emptying of the stomach.

Impaired fasting glucose (IFG)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition in which a fasting blood glucose test shows a level of glucose higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Ifg, also called pre-diabetes, is a level of 100 to 125 ...

Syringe

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A device used to inject medications or other liquids into body tissues. The syringe for insulin has a hollow plastic tube with a plunger inside and a needle on the end.