- Industry: Government; Health care
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
Liquid waste product filtered from the blood by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and expelled from the body by the act of urinating.
Industry:Health care
Inserting liquid medication or nutrients into the body with a syringe.
Industry:Health care
Inserting liquid medication into a muscle with a syringe. Glucagon may be given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection for hypoglycemia.
Industry:Health care
In referring to insulin, the length of time during which insulin keeps lowering blood glucose levels. Duration may also refer to the length of time a person has had diabetes, which determines a person’s risk of developing diabetes complications.
Industry:Health care
In referring to insulin, how soon the insulin starts to lower blood glucose levels after it is taken. Onset may also refer to the time when a person’s diabetes began.
Industry:Health care
In referring to insulin speeds, the length of time the insulin is working hardest to lower blood glucose levels.
Industry:Health care
Higher than normal blood glucose. Fasting hyperglycemia is blood glucose above a desirable level after a person has fasted for at least 8 hours. Postprandial hyperglycemia is blood glucose above a desirable level 1 to 2 hours after a person has eaten.
Industry:Health care
Groups of cells located in the pancreas that make hormones that help the body break down and use food. For example, alpha cells make glucagon and beta cells make insulin. Also called islets of langerhans.
Industry:Health care
Heart disease caused by narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. If the blood supply is cut off the result is a heart attack.
Industry:Health care
