- 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 ...
Medicines taken by mouth by people with type 2 diabetes to keep blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible. Types of oral hypoglycemic agents are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides, d-phenylalanine derivatives, dpp-4 inhibitors, meglitinides, sulfonylureas, and thiazolidinediones.
Industry:Health care
Measuring blood glucose without pricking the finger to obtain a blood sample.
Industry:Health care
Measures the number of blood glucose molecules linked to protein molecules in the blood. The test provides information about a person’s average blood glucose level for the previous 3 weeks.
Industry:Health care
Low blood pressure or a sudden drop in blood pressure. Hypotension may occur when a person rises quickly from a sitting or reclining position, causing dizziness or fainting.
Industry:Health care
Higher than normal blood glucose. Fasting hyperglycemia is blood glucose above a desirable level after a person has fasted for at least 8 hours. Postprandial hyperglycemia is blood glucose above a desirable level 1 to 2 hours after a person has eaten.
Industry:Health care
Loss of kidney function. See acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and end-stage renal disease.
Industry:Health care
Loss of fat under the skin resulting in small dents. Lipoatrophy may be caused by repeated injections of insulin in the same spot.
Industry:Health care
Loss of bladder or bowel control; the accidental loss of urine or feces.
Industry:Health care
Loss of bladder control caused by damage to the nerves controlling the bladder.
Industry:Health care
Loose stools, fecal incontinence, or both that result from an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine and diabetic neuropathy in the intestines. This nerve damage can also result in constipation.
Industry:Health care
