Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Nerve conduction studies

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Tests used to measure for nerve damage; one way to diagnose neuropathy.

Temporary remission of hyperglycemia that occurs in some people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, when some insulin secretion resumes for a short time—for example, a few months—before stopping ...

Edoema

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Swelling caused by too much fluid in the body.

Sugar alcohols

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Sweeteners that produce a smaller rise in blood glucose than other carbohydrates. Their calorie content is about 2 calories per gram. Includes erythritol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, isomalt, ...

Vitrectomy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Surgery to restore sight in which the surgeon removes the cloudy vitreous humour in the eye and replaces it with a salt solution.

Acute renal failure

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Sudden and temporary loss of kidney function. See chronic kidney disease.

Wound care

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Steps taken to ensure a wound such as a foot ulcer heals correctly. People with diabetes need to take special precautions so wounds do not become infected.