immunizationA technique used to cause an immune response that results in resistance to a specific disease, especially an infectious disease.
Impaired Glucose Tolerance(IGT) A condition, not considered a form of diabetes, diagnosed when oral glucose tolerance test results show that a person's blood glucose level falls…
impotenceIn medicine, refers to the inability to have an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse. Also called erectile dysfunction.
injectTo force a liquid into the body with a needle and syringe.
insulin(IN-su-lin) A hormone made by the islet cells of the pancreas. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood by moving it into the cells, where it can…
Insulin Delivery(Insulin Injections) The method a person with diabetes learns to use for injecting exogenous insulin into the body's bloodstream.
Insulin Reactions(Diabetic Shock or Hypoglycemic Reaction) Severe hypoglycemia produced by administration of insulin, manifested by sweating, tremor, anxiety, vertigo, and…
Insulin ResistanceA condition in which the body does not respond to insulin properly. This is most common in Type II diabetes or associated with obesity, ketoacidosis…
Insulin TherapySee Insulin Delivery. The two types of insulin therapy (1) conventional or (2) intensive starts when the body stops making insulin or makes only a tiny…
Islet's of LangerhansCellular masses varying from a few to hundreds of cells lying in the interstitial tissue of the pancreas; they are composed of different cell types which…