Diabetes Glossary

an insulin-delivering device about the size of a deck of cards that can be worn on a belt or kept in a Read more»

when the level of glucose in the blood is too low (at or below 70 mg/dL ). Also known as hypoglycemia .

areas on the outer part of a cell that allow the cell to bind with insulin in the blood. When the cell Read more»

the body’s inability to respond to and use the insulin it produces. Insulin resistance may be linked to obesity , hypertension , and high Read more»

Common name for Hypoglycemia

(IDDM): former term for type 1 diabetes .

small dents that form on the skin when a person keeps injecting a needle in the same spot. They are harmless. See Read more»

a tumor of the beta cells in the pancreas . An insulinoma may cause the body to make extra insulin , leading to hypoglycemia Read more»

a form of treatment for insulin -dependent diabetes in which the main objective is to keep blood glucose (sugar) levels as close to the normal range as possible. Read more»

a treatment for diabetes in which blood glucose is kept as close to normal as possible through frequent injections or use of an insulin pump ; meal Read more»

a type of insulin that starts to lower blood glucose within 1 to 2 hours after injection and has its strongest effect 6 to 12 Read more»

(IN-ter-MIT-ent CLAW-dih-KAY-shun): pain that comes and goes in the muscles of the leg. This pain results from a lack of blood supply Read more»

(in-trah-MUS-kyoo-lar): inserting liquid medication into a muscle with a syringe . Glucagon may be given by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection for hypoglycemia Read more»

putting a fluid into a vein with a needle and syringe .  

(EYE-let aw-toe-AN-ti-bod-eez) (ICA): proteins found in the blood of people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes . They are also found in people who may be Read more»