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This is a comprehensive and detailed practice material that contains key terminologies on diabetes management. *Essential Study Material!!

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DIABETES MANAGEMENT

TERMINOLOGY:
 alpha-glucosidase inhibitor
(al-fa glu-koe-sih-daze in-hib-ih-tor)

type of oral antidiabetic agent that delays the absorption of carbohydrates in the intestines
 beta cell
(bay-tuh sel)

type of cell in the pancreas that secretes insulin
 casual plasma glucose
(cah-zhue-ul plaz-muh glue-kose)

glucose concentration in the blood of a specimen taken at any time of day regardless of the time since the person’s
last meal; also called random blood glucose
 diabetes insipidus
(dye-uh-beet-ease in-sip-ih-dis)

disorder of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that causes excessive thirst and excretion of large volumes of
dilute urine
 duration
(dur-ay-shun)

referring to medications, the length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect
 fasting
(fas-ting)

ingesting only water or nothing at all for a predetermined length of time
 fingerstick
(fing-ur-stik)

use of a small lancet to puncture the skin on the side of a fingertip to obtain a single drop of capillary blood for
diagnostic testing
 glucometer
(glue-kom-ih-tur)

a device used to determine the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood
 glucose
(glue-kose)

simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate metabolism
 hyperglycemia
(high-per-gly-see-mee-uh)

an elevated blood glucose level
 hypoglycemia
(high-poe-gly-see-mee-uh)

a low blood glucose level
 injection
(in-jek-shun)

insertion of fluid into the body or a container via a needle and syringe
 insulin

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