- 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 ...
An injectable medicine for diabetes that mimics the effect of incretin hormones, a type of gastrointestinal hormone. This medicine helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the liver from releasing stored glucose.
Industry:Health care
An injectable medicine for diabetes that mimics the effect of incretin hormones, a type of gastrointestinal hormone. This medicine helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the liver from releasing stored glucose.
Industry:Health care
Also called low blood glucose, a condition that occurs when one’s blood glucose is lower than normal, usually below 70 mg/dl. Signs include hunger, nervousness, shakiness, perspiration, dizziness or light-headedness, sleepiness, and confusion. If left untreated, hypoglycemia may lead to unconsciousness. Hypoglycemia is treated by consuming a carbohydrate-rich food such as glucose tablets or juice. Hypoglycemia may also be treated with an injection of glucagon if the person is unconscious or unable to swallow. Also called an insulin reaction.
Industry:Health care
An ingredient in hot peppers that can be found in ointment form for use on the skin to relieve pain from diabetic neuropathy.
Industry:Health care
An increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that may lead to vision loss.
Industry:Health care
An extra amount of insulin taken to cover an expected rise in blood glucose, often related to a meal or snack.
Industry:Health care
An emergency condition in which one's blood glucose level is very high and ketones are not present in the blood or urine. If hhns is not treated, it can lead to coma or death.
Industry:Health care
An emergency condition in which extremely high blood glucose levels, along with a severe lack of insulin, result in the breakdown of body fat for energy and an accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine. Signs of dka are nausea and vomiting, stomach pain, fruity breath odor, and rapid breathing. Untreated dka can lead to coma and death.
Industry:Health care
Also called peripheral vascular disease; a condition in which the large blood vessels of the legs are narrowed or blocked by fatty deposits, decreasing blood flow to the legs and feet. Pad increases the chances of amputation, heart attack, and stroke.
Industry:Health care
