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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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Complications
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Harmful effects of diabetes such as damage to the eyes, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, teeth and gums, feet and skin, or kidneys. Studies show that keeping blood glucose, blood pressure, and ...
Diabetic neuropathy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Disease of the nervous system. The three major forms in people with diabetes are peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and mononeuropathy. The most common form is peripheral neuropathy, which ...
Juvenile diabetes
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Former term for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm), or type 1 diabetes.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Fat in the liver. Nafld can lead to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (nash) and chronic liver disease. Nafld can be a complication of insulin resistance and diabetes.
Split mixed dose
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Division of a prescribed daily dose of insulin into two or more injections given over the course of the day.
Microvascular disease
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Disease of the smallest blood vessels, such as those found in the eyes, nerves, and kidneys. The walls of the vessels become abnormally thick but weak. Then they bleed, leak protein, and slow the ...
Neuropathy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Disease of the nervous system. The three major forms in people with diabetes are peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and mononeuropathy. The most common form is peripheral neuropathy, which ...
