A score for predicting a person’s risk of heart disease based on the Framingham Heart Study, a large, long-term study performed in Framingham …
Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Definitions
Use this page as your own diabetes dictionary. Diabetes Self-Management aims to give you the best, most informative resources on living with diabetes.
Definición de Prediabetes: ¿Qué es la Prediabetes?
Published¿Qué es la prediabetes? La prediabetes es una condición en la que los niveles de glucosa en sangre están elevados, pero aún no están dentro del rango de la diabetes… Read More “Definición de Prediabetes: ¿Qué es la Prediabetes?”
Gestational Diabetes
UpdatedA type of diabetes first diagnosed during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnancies, resulting in roughly 135,000 cases in the United States each year…
Diabetic Bladder
UpdatedDiabetic bladder refers to bladder problems caused by diabetic autonomic neuropathy… Read More “Diabetic Bladder”
Beta-Cell Regeneration: Definition and Overview
UpdatedA natural process that creates new beta cells, which make and secrete insulin in the pancreas. Diabetes researchers are interested in exploiting its underlying mechanisms to prevent, treat, or cure type 1 diabetes… Read More “Beta-Cell Regeneration: Definition and Overview”
Metformin: Definition, Uses, Side Effects
UpdatedMetformin is a member of a class of drugs called biguanides that helps lower blood glucose levels by improving the way the body handles insulin… Read More “Metformin: Definition, Uses, Side Effects”
Metabolic Surgery
PublishedMetabolic surgery is an umbrella term for a number of surgical procedures that improve blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes who are obese… Read More “Metabolic Surgery”
Prediabetes Definition: What Is Prediabetes?
UpdatedA condition in which blood glucose levels are elevated, but not yet within the diabetic range… Read More “Prediabetes Definition: What Is Prediabetes?”
Postprandial Hyperglycemia: Definition and Overview
UpdatedAn exaggerated rise in blood sugar following a meal… Read More “Postprandial Hyperglycemia: Definition and Overview”
Diabetic Dermopathy
PublishedDiabetic dermopathy (sometimes called “shin spots”) typically appears as dull red or brown scaly patches on the shins that don’t sting or itch… Read More “Diabetic Dermopathy”
