Diabetapedia http://www.diabetapedia.com Find diabetes definitions and commonly-used terms at Diabetapedia.com Thu, 02 May 2013 14:55:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet http://www.diabetapedia.com/dietary-approaches-to-stop-hypertension-diet/ http://www.diabetapedia.com/dietary-approaches-to-stop-hypertension-diet/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:54:50 +0000 Diabetapedia Admin http://www.diabetapedia.com/?p=3227 See Dash Diet

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]]> http://www.diabetapedia.com/isophane-insulin/feed/ 0 TDD http://www.diabetapedia.com/tdd/ http://www.diabetapedia.com/tdd/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:50:37 +0000 Diabetapedia Admin http://www.diabetapedia.com/?p=3216 See Total Daily Dose of Insulin

]]> http://www.diabetapedia.com/tdd/feed/ 0 Total Daily Dose of Insulin http://www.diabetapedia.com/total-daily-dose-of-insulin/ http://www.diabetapedia.com/total-daily-dose-of-insulin/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:49:23 +0000 Diabetapedia Admin http://www.diabetapedia.com/?p=3214 Diabetapedia definition: In patients with diabetes who are prescribed insulin, about 40-50 percent of the total daily insulin dose is to replace insulin overnight, when fasting and between meals. This is known as background or basal insulin replacement and is relatively constant from day to day. The remaining 50-60 percent of the total daily dose of insulin is for mealtime and for high blood sugar correction.

Reference: Diabetes Education Online, University of California, San Francisco

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Alternate uses or abbreviations: TDD

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]]> http://www.diabetapedia.com/total-daily-dose-of-insulin/feed/ 0 Counterregulatory Hormones http://www.diabetapedia.com/counterregulatory-hormones/ http://www.diabetapedia.com/counterregulatory-hormones/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:46:30 +0000 Diabetapedia Admin http://www.diabetapedia.com/?p=3211 Diabetapedia definition: Any hormone that opposes the effects of another hormone. For the hormone insulin, counterregulatory hormones raise blood sugar levels in response to hypoglycemia and include glucagon, epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol and growth hormone.

Reference: Taber’s Cylcopedic Medical Dictionary

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]]> http://www.diabetapedia.com/counterregulatory-hormones/feed/ 0 Gastroparesis http://www.diabetapedia.com/gastroparesis/ http://www.diabetapedia.com/gastroparesis/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:44:42 +0000 Diabetapedia Admin http://www.diabetapedia.com/?p=3208 Diabetapedia definition: A condition in which the muscles in your stomach don’t function properly.

Reference: Mayo Clinic

Definition from Merriam-Webster Online at www.Merriam-Webster.com: A partial paralysis of the stomach <diabetic gastroparesis is characterized by a triad of postprandial symptoms: nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension – G. F. Cahill et al>

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]]> http://www.diabetapedia.com/gastroparesis/feed/ 0 Diapression http://www.diabetapedia.com/diapression/ http://www.diabetapedia.com/diapression/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:41:51 +0000 Diabetapedia Admin http://www.diabetapedia.com/?p=3206 Diabetapedia definition: The intertwining symptoms of both diabetes and depression.

Reference: American Diabetes Association

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