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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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ARB (arb)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An oral medicine that lowers blood pressure. Arb stands for angiotensin receptor blocker. For people with diabetes, especially those who have protein (albumin) in the urine, it also helps slow down ...
Pancreatitis
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An irritation of the pancreas that can cause it to stop working. Pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. Diabetes may develop when pancreatic tissue is destroyed from chronic pancreatitis and the ...
NPH insulin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An intermediate-acting insulin with an onset of 1 to 3 hours, a peak at 8 hours, and a duration of 12 to 16 hours. Also called n insulin.
Insulin pump
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An insulin-delivering device about the size of a deck of cards that can be worn on a belt or kept in a pocket. An insulin pump connects to narrow, flexible plastic tubing that ends with a needle ...
Byetta
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An injectable medicine for diabetes that mimics the effect of incretin hormones, a type of gastrointestinal hormone. This medicine helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the ...
Exenatide
Health care; Diabetes treatment
An injectable medicine for diabetes that mimics the effect of incretin hormones, a type of gastrointestinal hormone. This medicine helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the ...
Insulin shock
Health care; Diabetes treatment
Also called low blood glucose, a condition that occurs when one's blood glucose is lower than normal, usually below 70 mg/dl. Signs include hunger, nervousness, shakiness, perspiration, dizziness or ...