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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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Immune system
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The body's system for protecting itself from viruses and bacteria or any foreign substances.
Insulin resistance
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The body's inability to respond to and use the insulin it produces. Insulin resistance may be linked to obesity, hypertension, and high levels of fat in the blood.
Systolic pressure
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The blood pressure when the heart pushes blood out into the arteries.
Postprandial blood glucose
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The blood glucose level 1 to 2 hours after eating.
Renal threshold of glucose
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The blood glucose concentration at which the kidneys start to excrete glucose into the urine.
Unit of insulin
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The basic measure of insulin. U-100 insulin means 100 units of insulin per millilitre (ml) or cubic centimetre (cc) of solution. Most insulin made today in the united states is u-100.
Blood glucose level
Health care; Diabetes treatment
The amount of glucose in a given amount of blood. In the united states, blood glucose levels are noted in milligrammes per deciliter, or mg/dl.
