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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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Lipohypertrophy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Buildup of fat below the surface of the skin, causing lumps. Lipohypertrophy may be caused by repeated injections of insulin in the same spot.
Retinal haemorrhages
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Bleeding blood vessels in the retina, which can cause protein deposits, or exudates, in the retina. Laser surgery is required to prevent blindness. Retinal haemorrhage is a common form of diabetic ...
Januvia
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Sitagliptin lowers blood glucose by helping the body make more insulin when it's needed. It also helps keep the liver from putting stored glucose into ...
Sitagliptin phosphate
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. Sitagliptin lowers blood glucose by helping the body make more insulin when it's needed. It also helps keep the liver from putting stored glucose into ...
Risk factor
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Anything that raises the chances of a person developing a disease.
Angiopathy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Any disease of the blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, veins) or lymphatic vessels.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Any condition that causes reduced kidney function over a period of time. Ckd is present when a patient's glomerular filtration rate remains below 60 millilitres per minute for more than 3 months. Ckd ...
