Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Diabetic gastropathy

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A form of neuropathy that affects the stomach. Symptoms may include nausea, discomfort, a feeling of fullness, and vomiting. The stomach may be delayed in emptying, called gastroparesis.

Albuminuria

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition in which the urine has more than normal amounts of a protein called albumin. Albuminuria may be a sign of nephropathy, or kidney disease. See albumin.

A class of oral medicine for type 2 diabetes that slows down the digestion of foods high in carbohydrate, such as rice, bread, milk, and fruit. The result is a slower and lower rise in blood glucose ...

Sugar

Health care; Diabetes treatment

1. A class of carbohydrates with a sweet taste; includes glucose, fructose, and sucrose. 2. A term used to refer to blood glucose.

Saccharin

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A dietary sweetener with no calories and no nutritional value.

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A form of peritoneal dialysis that needs no machine. With capd, the blood is always being cleaned. The dialysis solution passes from a plastic bag through a catheter and into the abdomen. The ...

Heart attack

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition in which the blood vessels to the heart become totally or partially blocked by fatty deposits. When the blood supply is cut off or reduced, oxygen and other needed supplies can't get ...