macrosomia
(mack-roh-SOH-mee-ah): abnormally large; in diabetes, refers to abnormally large babies that may be born to women with diabetes.
macrovascular disease
(mack-roh-VASK-yoo-ler): Disease of the large blood vessels, such as those found in the heart. Lipids and blood clots build up in the Read more»
macular edema
(MACK-yoo-lur eh-DEE-mah): swelling of the macula .
maturity-onset diabetes of the young
(MODY): a kind of type 2 diabetes that accounts for 1 to 5 percent of people with diabetes. Of the six forms identified, each is Read more»
Meglitinide
(meh-GLIH-tin-ide): a class of oral medicine for type 2 diabetes that lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make more insulin right after meals. (Generic name: Read more»
metabolic syndrome
the tendency of several conditions to occur together, including obesity , insulin resistance , diabetes or pre-diabetes, hypertension , and high lipids .
metabolism
the term for the way cells chemically change food so that it can be used to store or use energy and make Read more»
metformin
(met-FOR-min): an oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes . It lowers blood glucose by reducing the amount of glucose produced by the liver and helping the Read more»
mg/dL
milligrams (MILL-ih-grams) per deciliter (DESS-ih-lee-tur), a unit of measure that shows the concentration of a substance in a specific amount of fluid. Read more»
microalbumin
(MY-kro-al-BYOO-min): small amounts of the protein called albumin in the urine detectable with a special lab test.
microaneurysm
(MY-kro-AN-yeh-rizm): a small swelling that forms on the side of tiny blood vessels . These small swellings may break and allow blood to leak Read more»
microvascular disease
(MY-kro-VASK-yoo-ler): disease of the smallest blood vessels , such as those found in the eyes, nerves, and kidneys . The walls of the vessels become Read more»
Miglitol
(MIG-lih-tall): an oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes . It blocks the enzymes that digest starches in food. The result is a slower Read more»
mixed dose
a combination of two types of insulin in one injection . Usually a rapid – or short-acting insulin is combined with a longer acting insulin (such as Read more»
mmol/L
millimoles per liter, a unit of measure that shows the concentration of a substance in a specific amount of fluid. In most Read more»
MODY
Abbreviation for Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young.
monitor
see blood glucose meter .
monofilament
a short piece of nylon, like a hairbrush bristle, mounted on a wand. To check sensitivity of the nerves in the foot, Read more»
mononeuropathy
(MAH-noh-ne-ROP-uh-thee): neuropathy affecting a single nerve.
monounsaturated fats
are fatty acids that have a single double bond in the fatty acid chain and all of the remainder of the carbon Read more»
morbidity rate
the sickness rate; the number of people who are sick or have a disease compared with the number of people who are Read more»
myocardial infarction
(my-oh-KAR-dee-ul in-FARK-shun): an interruption in the blood supply to the heart because of narrowed or blocked blood vessels . Also called a heart attack. Read more»
