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- 2. noninsulindependentdiabeteswhereyourbodyeitherdoesn'tmakeenoughinsulinordoesn'tproperlyuseit
- 3. eyediseasethatoccursinsomeonewithdiabeteswhenthesmallbloodvesselsoftheretinabecomeswollenandleakliquidintotheretina,blurringvision
- 5. the simple blood test used to check the amount of glucose in the blood
- 6. diabetessomewomendevelopduringpregnancy;typicallysubsidesafterbabyisdelivered
- 8. diabetickidneydiseaseinwhichproteinisspilledintourine
- 10. cells found in the pancreas that make insulin
- 14. a small medical device used to check blood glucose levels
- 15. hormonemadebythepancreasthatassistsintheuseofglucoseforenergy
- 16. lowbloodsugarseverehypoglycemiacancauseavarietyofsymptomsrangingfromdizzinesstoseizures
- 19. conditionoftencausedbyaninfectionorfromtakingtoolittleinsulin
- 20. insulindependentdiabetesthatrequireslifelonginsulintreatment
- 21. diabetescausednervedamage
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- 1. aconditionusuallycausedbyaninfectionorillnessthatresultsinbloodsugarlevelsrisingtodangerouslyhighHHNScanleadtocomaanddeath
- 4. chemicalsubstancemadebyyourbodywhenthereisn'tenoughinsulininyourblood
- 7. a test that reveals exactly how well your blood sugar has been controlled over the previous three months
- 9. also known as blood sugar,glucose comes from food and is then carried through the blood to deliver engery to cells
- 11. bloodsugarthatgivesenergytocells
- 12. highbloodglucose,thisconditionoccurswhenyourbloodglucoselevelistoohigh;weightloss,thirstinessandfrequenturinationaretypicalsymptoms
- 13. hormonethatisinjectedintoapersonwithdiabetestoraisetheirbloodglucoselevelwhenitisverylow
- 17. organthatmakesinsulinthatisneededtoconvertglucosetoenergy
- 18. conditioinwhichthepancreasdoesn'tproduceenoughinsulinoryourbodyisunabletouse insulin to move glucose into cells of the body