Neither Steve nor I have any kind of medical background. When I was diagnosed
with diabetes in 1994, and then became insulin dependent in 2000, we were as
lost as anyone. Doctors speak in their own language, and to be fair, they have
to. When someone is describing a medical condition they need to use precise
terms and each of us that are afflicted with a medical condition then need to
become familiar with what those terms mean. Only through understanding can we
participate in our own care and the care of those we love.
|
Term |
Definition |
| ACE Inhibitor |
ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) - This is a drug
that lowers the blood pressure through a process that interferes with
the breakdown of a substance in your body that regulates blood pressure. |
| Acetohexamide |
|
| Acetone |
|
| Acidosis |
|
| Acute |
|
| Adrenal Glands |
|
| Adult-Onset Diabetes |
|
| Adverse Effect |
|
| Albuminuria |
|
| Aldose Reductase
Inhibitor |
|
| Alpha Cell |
|
| Amino Acid |
|
| Amyotrophy |
|
| Angiopathy |
|
| Anomalies |
|
| Antagonist |
|
| Antibodies |
|
| Antibodies |
|
| Antidiabetic Agent |
|
| Antigens |
|
| Antiseptic |
|
| Arteriosclerosis |
|
| Artery |
|
| Artificial Pancreas |
|
| Aspartame |
|
| Asymptomatic |
|
| Atherosclerosis |
|
| Autoimmune Disease |
|
| Autonomic Neuropathy |
|
| Background Retinopathy |
|
| Basal Rate |
|
| Beta Cell |
|
| Beta Cell Transplantation |
|
| Biosynthetic Human
Insulin |
|
| Biphasic Insulin |
|
| Blood Glucose |
|
| Blood Glucose Meter |
|
| Blood Glucose Monitoring |
|
| Blood Pressure |
|
| Blood-Sampling Devices |
|
| Blood Sugar |
|
| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
|
| Blood Vessels |
|
| Bolus |
|
| Borderline Diabetes |
|
| Brittle Diabetes |
|
| Bronze Diabetes |
|
| Bunion |
|
| C.D.E. (Certified
Diabetes Educator) |
|
| C-Peptide |
|
| Calcium Channel Blocker |
|
| Calorie |
|
| Capillary |
|
| Capsaicin |
|
| Carbohydrate |
|
| Cardiologist |
|
| Cardiovascular |
|
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
|
| Cataract |
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
|
| Charcot Foot |
|
| Chemical Diabetes |
|
| Chlorpropamide |
|
| Cholesterol |
|
| Chronic |
|
| Circulation |
|
| Clinical Trial |
|
| Coma |
|
| Comatose |
|
| Complications of Diabetes |
|
| Congenital Defects |
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
|
| Contraindication |
|
| Controlled Disease |
|
| Conventional Therapy |
|
| Coronary Disease |
|
| Coxsackie B4 Virus |
|
| Creatinine |
|
| CSII Continuous
Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion |
|
| Cyclamate |
|
| Dawn Phenomenon |
|
| Debridement |
|
| Dehydration |
|
| Delta Cell |
|
| Desensitization |
|
| Dextrose |
|
| Diabetes Control and
Complications Trial (DCCT) |
|
| Diabetes Insipidus |
|
| Diabetes Mellitus |
|
| Diabetic Amyotrophy |
|
| Diabetic Angiopathy |
|
| Diabetic Coma |
|
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis
(DKA) |
|
| Diabetic Myelopathy |
|
| Diabetic Nephropathy |
|
| Diabetic Neuropathy |
|
| Diabetic Osteopathy |
|
|
Diabetic Retinopathy |
An eye disease that degrades the retina and can cause decreased
vision and blindness. There is always hope for a new treatment for
diabetic retinopathy once the disease develops, but the best thing to do
is to maintain control of blood sugar and have regular eye exams because
the condition is usually preventable. |
| Diabetogenic |
|
| Diabetologist |
|
| Diagnosis |
|
| Dialysis |
|
| Diastolic Blood Pressure |
|
| Diet Pain |
|
| Dietitian |
|
| Dilated Pupil Examination |
|
| Distal Sensory Neuropathy |
|
| Diuretic |
|
| DNA (Deoxyribonucleic
Acid) |
|
| Dupuytren's Contracture |
|
| Edema |
|
| Electromyography (EMG) |
|
| Emergency Medical
Identification |
|
| Endocrine Glands |
|
| Endocrinologist |
|
| Endogenous |
|
| End-Stage Renal Disease
(ESRD) |
|
| Enzymes |
|
| Epidemiology |
|
| Epinephrine |
|
| Etiology |
|
| Euglycemia |
|
| Exchange Lists |
|
| Exogeneous |
|
| Fasting Blood Glucose
Test |
|
| Fats |
|
| Fatty Acids |
|
| Fiber |
|
| Fluorescein Angiography |
|
| Food Exchange |
|
| Foot Care |
|
| Fractional Urine |
|
| Fructose |
|
| Fundus of the Eye |
|
| Funduscopy |
|
| Galactose |
|
| Gangrene |
|
| Gastroparesis |
|
| Gene |
|
| Genetic |
|
| Gestation |
|
| Gestational Diabetes
Mellitus (GDM) |
|
| Gingivitis |
|
| Gland |
|
| Glaucoma |
|
| Glomerular Filtration
Rate |
|
| Glomeruli |
|
| Glucagon |
|
| Glucose |
|
| Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
| Glycemic Response |
|
| Glycogen |
|
| Glycogenesis (or
glucogenesis) |
|
| Glycosuria |
|
| Glycosylated Hemoglobin
Test |
|
| Gram |
|
| HCF Diet |
|
| Hemocromatosis |
|
| Hemodialysis |
|
| Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) |
|
| Heredity |
|
| High Blood Pressure |
|
| Hives (Urticaria) |
|
| HLA Antigens |
|
| Home Blood Glucose
Monitoring |
|
| Homeostatis |
|
| Hormone |
|
| Human Insulin |
|
| Hyperglycemia |
|
| Hyperinsulinism |
|
| Hyperlipemia |
|
| Hyperlipidemia |
|
| Hyperosmolar Coma |
|
| Hypertension |
|
| Hypoglycemia |
|
| Hypotension |
|
| IDDM |
|
| IGT |
|
| Immunosuppressive Drugs |
|
| Impaired Glucose
Tolerance (IGT) |
|
| Implantable Insulin Pump |
|
| Impotence |
|
| Incidence |
|
| Ingestion |
|
| Injection |
|
| Injection Sites |
|
| Injection Site Rotation |
|
| Insulin |
|
| Insulin Allergy |
|
| Insulin Antagonist |
|
| Insulin Binding |
|
| Insulin-Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) |
|
| Insulin-Induced Atrophy |
|
| Insulin-Induced
Hypertrophy |
|
| Insulin Pen |
|
| Insulin Pump |
|
| Insulin Reaction |
|
| Insulin Receptors |
|
| Insulin Resistance |
|
| Insulin Shock |
|
| Insulinoma |
|
| Intensive Intermittent
Claudication |
|
| Intensive Management |
|
| Intramuscular Injection |
|
| Intravenous Injection |
|
| Islet Cell
Transplantation |
|
| Islets of Langerhans |
|
| Jet Injector |
|
| Juvenile Onset Diabetes |
|
| Ketoacidosis |
|
| Ketone Bodies |
|
| Ketonuria |
|
| Ketosis |
|
| Kidney Disease |
|
| Kidneys |
|
| Kidney Threshold |
|
| Kussmaul Breathing |
|
| Labile Diabetes |
|
| Lactic Acidosis |
|
| Lactose |
|
| Lancet |
|
| Laser Treatment |
|
| Latent Diabetes |
|
| Lente Insulin |
|
| Limited Joint Mobility |
|
| Lipid |
|
| Lipoatrophy |
|
| Lipodystrophy |
|
| Macroangiopathy |
|
| Macrosomia |
|
| Macrovascular Disease |
|
| Macular Edema |
|
| Maturity-Onset Diabetes |
|
| Meal Plan |
|
| Metabolism |
|
| Metformin |
|
| Mg/dL |
|
| Microaneurysm |
|
| Microangiopathy |
|
| Microvascular Disease |
|
| Mixed Dose |
|
| Mononeuropathy |
|
| Morbidity Rate |
|
| Mortality Rate |
|
| Myocardial Infarction |
|
| Myo-inositol |
|
| National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) |
|
| Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Diabeticorum |
|
| Neovascularization |
|
| Nephrologist |
|
| Nephropathy |
|
| Nerve Conduction Studies |
|
| Neurologist |
|
| Neuropathy |
|
| Noninsulin-Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) |
|
| Noninvasive Blood Glucose
Monitoring |
|
| Nonketotic Coma |
|
| NPH Insulin |
|
| Nutrition |
|
| Nutritionist |
|
| Obesity |
|
| Obstetrician |
|
| Oral Glucose Tolerance
Test (OGTT) |
|
| Ophthalmologist |
|
| Optometrist |
|
| Oral Hypoglycemic Agents |
|
| Overt Diabetes |
|
| Pancreas |
|
| Pancreas Transplant |
|
| Pancreatectomy |
|
| Pancreatitis |
|
| Peak Action |
|
| Pediatric Endocrinologist |
|
| Periodontal Disease |
|
| Periodontist |
|
| Peripheral Neuropathy |
|
| Peripheral Vascular
Disease (PVD) |
|
| Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
| Pharmacist |
|
| Photocoagulation |
|
| Pituitary Gland |
|
| Podiatrist |
|
| Podiatry |
|
| Point System |
|
| Polydipsia |
A symptom of diabetes which causes abnormal thirst
for long periods of time |
| Polyphagia |
A symptom of diabetes which causes abnormal hunger.
Even though hungry, people with this hunger may still lose weight. |
| Polyunsaturated Fats |
A type of fat which comes from vegetables, and which
is not predisposed to convert to cholesterol in the body. |
| Polyuria |
A symptom of diabetes which causes an urge to urinate
frequently. |
| Postprandial Blood
Glucose |
|
| Preeclampsia |
|
| Prevalence |
The number or percentage of people in a group who are
reported to have a disease. |
| Previous Abnormality of
Glucose Tolerance (PrevAGT) |
|
| Prognosis |
|
| Proinsulin |
|
| Proliferative Retinopathy |
|
| Prosthesis |
|
| Protein |
|
| Proteinuria |
Protein in the urine. Too much can be a sign of
kidney damage. |
| Pruritus |
A symptom of diabetes which causes itching skin. |
| Purified Insulins |
|
| Reagents |
|
| Rebound |
|
| Receptors |
|
| Regular Insulin |
|
| Renal |
|
| Renal Threshold |
|
| Retina |
|
| Retinopathy |
|
| Risk Factor |
|
| Saccharin |
|
| Saturated Fat |
|
| Secondary Diabetes |
|
| Secrete |
|
| Segmental Transplantation |
|
| Self-Monitoring of Blood
Glucose |
|
| Shock |
|
| Sliding Scale |
|
| Somatic Neuropathy |
|
| Somatostatin |
|
| Somogyi Effect |
|
| Sorbitol |
|
| Spilling Point |
|
| Split Dose |
|
| Stiff Hand Syndrome |
|
| Stroke |
|
| Subclinical Diabetes |
|
| Subcutaneous Injection |
|
| Sucrose |
|
| Sugar |
|
| Sulfonylureas |
|
| Symptom |
|
| Syndrome |
|
| Syndrome X |
|
| Syringe |
|
| Systemic |
|
| Systolic Blood Pressure |
|
| Team Management |
|
| Thrush |
|
| Tolazamide |
|
| Tolbutamide |
|
| Toxemia of Pregnancy |
|
| Toxic |
|
| Transcutaneous Electronic
Nerve Stimulation (TENS) |
|
| Trauma |
|
| Triglyceride |
|
| Twenty-Four Hour Urine |
|
| Type I Diabetes Mellitus |
|
| Type II Diabetes Mellitus |
|
| U-100 |
|
| Ulcer |
|
| Ultralente Insulin |
|
| Ultrasound |
|
| Unit of Insulin |
|
| Unsaturated Fats |
|
| Unstable Diabetes |
|
| Urea |
|
| Urine Testing |
|
| Urologist |
|
| Vaginitis |
|
| Vascular |
|
| Vein |
|
| Visceral Neuropathy |
|
| Vitrectomy |
|
| Vitreous Humor |
|
| Xylitol |
|
