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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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Triglyceride
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The storage form of fat in the body. High triglyceride levels may occur when diabetes is out of control.
Capillary
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The smallest of the body's blood vessels. Oxygen and glucose pass through capillary walls and enter the cells. Waste products such as carbon dioxide pass back from the cells into the blood through ...
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The rate at which the kidneys philtre wastes and extra fluid from the blood, measured in millilitres per minute.
Kussmaul breathing
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The rapid, deep, and laboured breathing of people who have diabetic ketoacidosis.
Dialysis
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The process of cleaning wastes from the blood artificially. This job is normally done by the kidneys. If the kidneys fail, the blood must be cleaned artificially with special equipment. The two major ...
Diabetes self-management
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The ongoing process of managing diabetes. Includes meal planning, planned physical activity, blood glucose monitoring, taking diabetes medicines, handling episodes of illness and of low blood glucose ...
