Diabetes Glossary

(kuh-LESS-tuh-rawl LIP-oh-PRO-teen): a fat found in the blood that takes  cholesterol  around the body to where it is needed for cell repair and Read more»

(mack-roh-SOH-mee-ah): abnormally large; in diabetes, refers to abnormally large babies that may be born to women with diabetes.  

(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»

(MACK-yoo-la): the part of the retina in the eye used for reading and seeing fine detail.

(MACK-yoo-lur eh-DEE-mah): swelling of the macula .

(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»

(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»

the tendency of several conditions to occur together, including obesity , insulin resistance , diabetes or pre-diabetes, hypertension , and high lipids .

the term for the way cells chemically change food so that it can be used to store or use energy and make Read more»

(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»

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»

(MY-kro-al-BYOO-min): small amounts of the protein called albumin in the urine detectable with a special lab test.

(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»

Brand name for glyburide .

(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»