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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 ...
Clogging, narrowing, and hardening of the body's large blood vessels, also called arteries. Atherosclerosis can lead to coronary heart disease, heart attacks, peripheral arterial disease, strokes, and transient ischemic attacks. It can also damage the arteries that go to the kidneys.
Industry:Health care
Damage to blood vessels in the brain. Vessels can burst and bleed or become clogged with fatty deposits. A stroke results when blood flow is interrupted and brain cells die or are damaged.
Industry:Health care
Clogging, narrowing, and hardening of the body's large blood vessels, also called arteries. Atherosclerosis can lead to coronary heart disease, heart attacks, peripheral arterial disease, strokes, and transient ischemic attacks. It can also damage the arteries that go to the kidneys.
Industry:Health care
Areas on the outer part of a cell that allow the cell to bind with insulin in the blood. When the cell and insulin bind, the cell can take glucose from the blood and use it for energy.
Industry:Health care
Cleaning of the blood by using the lining of the abdominal cavity, or belly, as a filter. A cleansing liquid, called dialysis solution, is drained from a bag into the abdomen. Fluid and wastes flow through the lining of the abdominal cavity and remain “trapped” in the dialysis solution. The solution is then drained from the abdomen, removing the extra fluid and wastes from the body. The two main types of peritoneal dialysis are continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis.
Industry:Health care
Chewable tablets made of pure glucose used for treating hypoglycemia.
Industry:Health care
Checking blood glucose levels by using a blood glucose meter or blood glucose test strips that change color when touched by a blood sample in order to manage diabetes.
Industry:Health care
Changing the places on the body where insulin is injected. Rotation prevents the formation of lipodystrophies.
Industry:Health care
Causing diabetes. For example, some drugs cause blood glucose levels to rise, resulting in diabetes.
Industry:Health care
