Diabetes treatment

Diabetes treatment

Diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Prosthesis

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A man-made substitute for a missing body part such as an arm or a leg.

A fungus that is normally found in the body but commonly becomes overgrown in people with diabetes. Overgrowth is due to increased sugar in the body and a weakened immune system. Use of antibiotics ...

Athlete’s foot

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A fungal infection of the skin on the foot, also called tinea pedis. The fungus is common in people with diabetes, the elderly, and people with an impaired immune system. The skin may peel, crack, ...

Charcot's foot

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition resulting from nerve damage in which the joints and soft tissue in the foot are destroyed.

Dupuytren's contracture

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A condition associated with diabetes in which the fingers and the palm of the hand thicken and shorten, causing the fingers to curve inward.

DPP-4 inhibitor

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A class of oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes that lowers blood glucose by helping the body make more insulin when it's needed. This type of medicine also helps keep the liver from putting ...

United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A british study conducted from 1977 to 1997 in people with type 2 diabetes. The study showed that if people lowered their blood glucose, they lowered their risk of eye disease and kidney damage. In ...