Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Insulin

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy. The beta cells of the pancreas make insulin. When the body cannot make enough insulin, insulin is taken by injection or other means.

Jet injector

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A device that uses high pressure instead of a needle to propel insulin through the skin and into the body.

Nephrologist

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A doctor who treats people who have kidney problems.

Carbohydrate counting

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A method of meal planning for people with diabetes based on counting the number of grammes of carbohydrate in food.

Insulin infuser

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A device for taking insulin in which a small tube is inserted just below the skin and remains in place for several days. Insulin is injected into the end of the tube.

Basal rate

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A continuous supply of low levels of longer-acting insulin, as used in insulin pumps.

A combination of two types of insulin in one injection. Usually a rapid- or short-acting insulin is combined with a longer-acting insulin to provide both short- and long-term control of blood glucose ...