Diabetes Glossary

(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»

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»

millimoles per liter, a unit of measure that shows the concentration of a substance in a specific amount of fluid. In most Read more»

Abbreviation for Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young.

see blood glucose meter .  

a short piece of nylon, like a hairbrush bristle, mounted on a wand. To check sensitivity of the nerves in the foot, Read more»

(MAH-noh-ne-ROP-uh-thee): neuropathy affecting a single nerve.

are fatty acids that have a single double bond in the fatty acid chain and all of the remainder of the carbon Read more»

the sickness rate; the number of people who are sick or have a disease compared with the number of people who are Read more»

(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»

(neh-TEH-glin-ide): an oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes . It lowers blood glucose levels by helping the pancreas make more insulin right after meals. Belongs Read more»

one of the 17 institutes that make up the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the Public Health Service.

(NEK-roh-by-OH-sis lih-POY-dik-ah DY-uh-bet-ih-KOR-um): a skin condition usually on the lower part of the legs. Lesions can be small or extend over a Read more»

(NEE-oh-VASK-yoo-ler-ih-ZAY-shun): the growth of new, small blood vessels . In the retina , this may lead to loss of vision or blindness.

(neh-FRAH-luh-jist): a doctor who treats people who have kidney problems.