Acanthosis nigricans – darkened area on the neck or in the armpit; this means there may be insulin resistance
Acidosis – unhealthy elevated level of acid in blood; in diabetes, it happens when ketones are in blood
Acute complication – a problem that occurs in a short period of time; is fixed in a short period of time
Cholesterol – a type of fat that the body needs in small amounts, but elevated levels can help cause heart disease
Chronic complication – health change that happens after many years; in some cases can be reversed; but often is a permanent health change
Complex carbohydrate – Food with a slow release form of carbohydrate
Dawn phenomenon – rise in blood glucose from evening to morning caused by hormone production during the night; results in insulin resistance
DKA – Diabetes Ketoacidosis; life-threatening acute complication of diabetes; caused when the body is not able to use glucose for energy
Fasting – state of the body when it has been at least 6 hours since last eating or drinking; certain lab work needs to be done when a person is fasting
Glucagon – hormone that is released by the pancreas when blood glucose is too low; can also be given by injection; lets stored glucose be released from the liver into the blood
Glucose – sugar that is present in the blood after eating; the body uses glucose for energy
Glycogen – stored form of glucose; extra glucose is stored in the liver as glycogen.
Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C) – lab test that measures the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in the body; gives an idea of the average glucose levels over the last 3 months
Heredity – Traits (ex. color of eyes); likeliness to get certain health conditions that are passed from parent to child
Honeymoon phase – Period of time soon after the diagnosis of diabetes when the body temporarily makes a small amount of insulin
Hormone – chemical that is made in a part of the body that affects other areas of the body; insulin and glucagon are hormones
Hyperglycemia – High blood glucose
Hyperlipidemia – High levels of fat (lipids) in the blood
Hypoglycemia – Low blood glucose
Insulin – a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas; lets the body use glucose for energy
Insulin resistance – a condition in which the body cannot use insulin as well as it normally does; found in people with type 2 diabetes; may be found in people with unhealthy weight
Intramuscular injection – injection given into the muscle
Ketoacidosis – see DKA
Ketones – produced when the body breaks down fat; can lead to ketoacidosis
Ketonuria – ketones in the urine
Kussmaul respirations – rapid, shallow breathing; present in ketoacidosis; the body’s attempt to restore acid base balance in the blood
Lancet – a fine, sharp needle device; used to puncture the skin to get a drop of blood
Lipid – another word for fat; two types of lipids are triglycerides and cholesterol
Pancreas – a gland behind the liver; one of its functions is to make insulin
Proteinuria – protein in the urine; may be an early sign of kidney disease
Renal – relates to the kidneys
Simple Carbohydrate – food that is made of rapid-release form of carbohydrates
Subcutaneous injection – injection into the fatty tissue between the muscle and the skin
Triglyceride – a kind of fat that is carried in the blood and stored in the body
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Acanthosis nigricans – darkened area on the neck or in the armpit; this means there may be insulin resistance
Acidosis – unhealthy elevated level of acid in blood; in diabetes, it happens when ketones are in blood
Acute complication – a problem that occurs in a short period of time; is fixed in a short period of time
Cholesterol – a type of fat that the body needs in small amounts, but elevated levels can help cause heart disease
Chronic complication – health change that happens after many years; in some cases can be reversed; but often is a permanent health change
Complex carbohydrate – Food with a slow release form of carbohydrate
Dawn phenomenon – rise in blood glucose from evening to morning caused by hormone production during the night; results in insulin resistance
DKA – Diabetes Ketoacidosis; life-threatening acute complication of diabetes; caused when the body is not able to use glucose for energy
Fasting – state of the body when it has been at least 6 hours since last eating or drinking; certain lab work needs to be done when a person is fasting
Glucagon – hormone that is released by the pancreas when blood glucose is too low; can also be given by injection; lets stored glucose be released from the liver into the blood
Glucose – sugar that is present in the blood after eating; the body uses glucose for energy
Glycogen – stored form of glucose; extra glucose is stored in the liver as glycogen.
Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C) – lab test that measures the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in the body; gives an idea of the average glucose levels over the last 3 months
Heredity – Traits (ex. color of eyes); likeliness to get certain health conditions that are passed from parent to child
Honeymoon phase – Period of time soon after the diagnosis of diabetes when the body temporarily makes a small amount of insulin
Hormone – chemical that is made in a part of the body that affects other areas of the body; insulin and glucagon are hormones
Hyperglycemia – High blood glucose
Hyperlipidemia – High levels of fat (lipids) in the blood
Hypoglycemia – Low blood glucose
Insulin – a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas; lets the body use glucose for energy
Insulin resistance – a condition in which the body cannot use insulin as well as it normally does; found in people with type 2 diabetes; may be found in people with unhealthy weight
Intramuscular injection – injection given into the muscle
Ketoacidosis – see DKA
Ketones – produced when the body breaks down fat; can lead to ketoacidosis
Ketonuria – ketones in the urine
Kussmaul respirations – rapid, shallow breathing; present in ketoacidosis; the body’s attempt to restore acid base balance in the blood
Lancet – a fine, sharp needle device; used to puncture the skin to get a drop of blood
Lipid – another word for fat; two types of lipids are triglycerides and cholesterol
Pancreas – a gland behind the liver; one of its functions is to make insulin
Proteinuria – protein in the urine; may be an early sign of kidney disease
Renal – relates to the kidneys
Simple Carbohydrate – food that is made of rapid-release form of carbohydrates
Subcutaneous injection – injection into the fatty tissue between the muscle and the skin
Triglyceride – a kind of fat that is carried in the blood and stored in the body
Back to the Managing Your Diabetes Resource Book Table of Contents »
Acanthosis nigricans – darkened area on the neck or in the armpit; this means there may be insulin resistance
Acidosis – unhealthy elevated level of acid in blood; in diabetes, it happens when ketones are in blood
Acute complication – a problem that occurs in a short period of time; is fixed in a short period of time
Cholesterol – a type of fat that the body needs in small amounts, but elevated levels can help cause heart disease
Chronic complication – health change that happens after many years; in some cases can be reversed; but often is a permanent health change
Complex carbohydrate – Food with a slow release form of carbohydrate
Dawn phenomenon – rise in blood glucose from evening to morning caused by hormone production during the night; results in insulin resistance
DKA – Diabetes Ketoacidosis; life-threatening acute complication of diabetes; caused when the body is not able to use glucose for energy
Fasting – state of the body when it has been at least 6 hours since last eating or drinking; certain lab work needs to be done when a person is fasting
Glucagon – hormone that is released by the pancreas when blood glucose is too low; can also be given by injection; lets stored glucose be released from the liver into the blood
Glucose – sugar that is present in the blood after eating; the body uses glucose for energy
Glycogen – stored form of glucose; extra glucose is stored in the liver as glycogen.
Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C) – lab test that measures the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in the body; gives an idea of the average glucose levels over the last 3 months
Heredity – Traits (ex. color of eyes); likeliness to get certain health conditions that are passed from parent to child
Honeymoon phase – Period of time soon after the diagnosis of diabetes when the body temporarily makes a small amount of insulin
Hormone – chemical that is made in a part of the body that affects other areas of the body; insulin and glucagon are hormones
Hyperglycemia – High blood glucose
Hyperlipidemia – High levels of fat (lipids) in the blood
Hypoglycemia – Low blood glucose
Insulin – a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas; lets the body use glucose for energy
Insulin resistance – a condition in which the body cannot use insulin as well as it normally does; found in people with type 2 diabetes; may be found in people with unhealthy weight
Intramuscular injection – injection given into the muscle
Ketoacidosis – see DKA
Ketones – produced when the body breaks down fat; can lead to ketoacidosis
Ketonuria – ketones in the urine
Kussmaul respirations – rapid, shallow breathing; present in ketoacidosis; the body’s attempt to restore acid base balance in the blood
Lancet – a fine, sharp needle device; used to puncture the skin to get a drop of blood
Lipid – another word for fat; two types of lipids are triglycerides and cholesterol
Pancreas – a gland behind the liver; one of its functions is to make insulin
Proteinuria – protein in the urine; may be an early sign of kidney disease
Renal – relates to the kidneys
Simple Carbohydrate – food that is made of rapid-release form of carbohydrates
Subcutaneous injection – injection into the fatty tissue between the muscle and the skin
Triglyceride – a kind of fat that is carried in the blood and stored in the body
Back to the Managing Your Diabetes Resource Book Table of Contents »
- Acanthosis nigricans – darkened area on the neck or in the armpit; this means there may be insulin resistance
- Acidosis – unhealthy elevated level of acid in blood; in diabetes, it happens when ketones are in blood
- Acute complication – a problem that occurs in a short period of time; is fixed in a short period of time
- Cholesterol – a type of fat that the body needs in small amounts, but elevated levels can help cause heart disease
- Chronic complication – health change that happens after many years; in some cases can be reversed; but often is a permanent health change
- Complex carbohydrate – Food with a slow release form of carbohydrate
- Dawn phenomenon – rise in blood glucose from evening to morning caused by hormone production during the night; results in insulin resistance
- DKA – Diabetes Ketoacidosis; life-threatening acute complication of diabetes; caused when the body is not able to use glucose for energy
- Fasting – state of the body when it has been at least 6 hours since last eating or drinking; certain lab work needs to be done when a person is fasting
- Glucagon – hormone that is released by the pancreas when blood glucose is too low; can also be given by injection; lets stored glucose be released from the liver into the blood
- Glucose – sugar that is present in the blood after eating; the body uses glucose for energy
- Glycogen – stored form of glucose; extra glucose is stored in the liver as glycogen.
- Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C) – lab test that measures the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in the body; gives an idea of the average glucose levels over the last 3 months
- Heredity – Traits (ex. color of eyes); likeliness to get certain health conditions that are passed from parent to child
- Honeymoon phase – Period of time soon after the diagnosis of diabetes when the body temporarily makes a small amount of insulin
- Hormone – chemical that is made in a part of the body that affects other areas of the body; insulin and glucagon are hormones
- Hyperglycemia – High blood glucose
- Hyperlipidemia – High levels of fat (lipids) in the blood
- Hypoglycemia – Low blood glucose
- Insulin – a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas; lets the body use glucose for energy
- Insulin resistance – a condition in which the body cannot use insulin as well as it normally does; found in people with type 2 diabetes; may be found in people with unhealthy weight
- Intramuscular injection – injection given into the muscle
- Ketoacidosis – see DKA
- Ketones – produced when the body breaks down fat; can lead to ketoacidosis
- Ketonuria – ketones in the urine
- Kussmaul respirations – rapid, shallow breathing; present in ketoacidosis; the body’s attempt to restore acid base balance in the blood
- Lancet – a fine, sharp needle device; used to puncture the skin to get a drop of blood
- Lipid – another word for fat; two types of lipids are triglycerides and cholesterol
- Pancreas – a gland behind the liver; one of its functions is to make insulin
- Proteinuria – protein in the urine; may be an early sign of kidney disease
- Renal – relates to the kidneys
- Simple Carbohydrate – food that is made of rapid-release form of carbohydrates
- Subcutaneous injection – injection into the fatty tissue between the muscle and the skin
- Triglyceride – a kind of fat that is carried in the blood and stored in the body
Back to the Managing Your Diabetes Resource Book Table of Contents »
Acanthosis nigricans – darkened area on the neck or in the armpit; this means there may be insulin resistance
Acidosis – unhealthy elevated level of acid in blood; in diabetes, it happens when ketones are in blood
Acute complication – a problem that occurs in a short period of time; is fixed in a short period of time
Cholesterol – a type of fat that the body needs in small amounts, but elevated levels can help cause heart disease
Chronic complication – health change that happens after many years; in some cases can be reversed; but often is a permanent health change
Complex carbohydrate – Food with a slow release form of carbohydrate
Dawn phenomenon – rise in blood glucose from evening to morning caused by hormone production during the night; results in insulin resistance
DKA – Diabetes Ketoacidosis; life-threatening acute complication of diabetes; caused when the body is not able to use glucose for energy
Fasting – state of the body when it has been at least 6 hours since last eating or drinking; certain lab work needs to be done when a person is fasting
Glucagon – hormone that is released by the pancreas when blood glucose is too low; can also be given by injection; lets stored glucose be released from the liver into the blood
Glucose – sugar that is present in the blood after eating; the body uses glucose for energy
Glycogen – stored form of glucose; extra glucose is stored in the liver as glycogen.
Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C) – lab test that measures the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin in the body; gives an idea of the average glucose levels over the last 3 months
Heredity – Traits (ex. color of eyes); likeliness to get certain health conditions that are passed from parent to child
Honeymoon phase – Period of time soon after the diagnosis of diabetes when the body temporarily makes a small amount of insulin
Hormone – chemical that is made in a part of the body that affects other areas of the body; insulin and glucagon are hormones
Hyperglycemia – High blood glucose
Hyperlipidemia – High levels of fat (lipids) in the blood
Hypoglycemia – Low blood glucose
Insulin – a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas; lets the body use glucose for energy
Insulin resistance – a condition in which the body cannot use insulin as well as it normally does; found in people with type 2 diabetes; may be found in people with unhealthy weight
Intramuscular injection – injection given into the muscle
Ketoacidosis – see DKA
Ketones – produced when the body breaks down fat; can lead to ketoacidosis
Ketonuria – ketones in the urine
Kussmaul respirations – rapid, shallow breathing; present in ketoacidosis; the body’s attempt to restore acid base balance in the blood
Lancet – a fine, sharp needle device; used to puncture the skin to get a drop of blood
Lipid – another word for fat; two types of lipids are triglycerides and cholesterol
Pancreas – a gland behind the liver; one of its functions is to make insulin
Proteinuria – protein in the urine; may be an early sign of kidney disease
Renal – relates to the kidneys
Simple Carbohydrate – food that is made of rapid-release form of carbohydrates
Subcutaneous injection – injection into the fatty tissue between the muscle and the skin
Triglyceride – a kind of fat that is carried in the blood and stored in the body