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- 4. the chemical substance made by your body when there isn't enough insulin in your blood; a build-up of ketones can lead to serious illness or coma.
- 5. the hormone that is injected into a person with diabetes to raise their blood glucose level when it's very low (hypoglycemia).
- 6. also known as high blood glucose, this condition occurs when your blood glucose level is too high; weight loss, thirstiness, and frequent urination are typical symptoms.
- 7. also known as blood sugar, glucose comes from food and is then carried through the blood to deliver energy to cells.
- 9. a test that reveals exactly how well your blood sugar (glucose) has been controlled over the previous three months.
- 11. non-insulin-dependent diabetes, a condition in which your body either doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't use it properly and can't properly use blood glucose as energy; type 2 may be treated with oral medication, but could eventually requir
- 15. a diabetic kidney disease in which protein is spilled into the urine; it can progress over time and result in significant kidney damage.
- 16. insulin-dependent diabetes that requires life-long insulin treatment; type 1 occurs when the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin, preventing your body from properly using blood glucose as energy.
- 17. insulin.
- 18. a condition usually caused by an infection or illness that results in blood sugar levels rising to dangerously high levels; HHNS can lead to seizures, coma, and death.
- 19. blood sugar that gives energy to cells.
- 20. a condition often caused by an infection or other illness like dehydration, or from taking too little insulin; when the body begins to break down muscle and fat for needed energy, ketones are released into the urine and blood, leading to diabetic ketoacidosis.
- 21. the organ that makes insulin, needed to convert glucose to energy.
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- 1. the eye disease that occurs in someone with diabetes when the small blood vessels of the retina become swollen and leak liquid into the retina, blurring vision; it can sometimes lead to blindness.
- 2. the diabetes some women develop during pregnancy; it typically subsides after the baby is delivered, but many women who have had gestational diabetes may develop type 2 diabetes later in life.
- 3. a hormone made by the pancreas that assists in the use of glucose for energy; people with diabetes who don't make enough insulin will inject it.
- 8. A small medical device used to check blood glucose levels
- 10. also known as low blood sugar, severe hypoglycemia can cause a variety of symptoms ranging from dizziness to seizures.
- 12. cells found in the pancreas that make insulin.
- 13. he condition in which the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin or your body is unable to use insulin to move glucose into cells of the body.
- 14. diabetes-caused nerve damage, typically in the feet and hands; major organs can also be affected.