Diabetes terms starting with S

11 terms

1. Secondary Diabetes Type of diabetes caused by another disease altogether or damage to the pancreas from chemicals, certain medicines, or diseases of the pancreas (such as…
2. Seizure Condition Metabolic seizures resulting from unbalanced chemical and physical processes occurring in the body, such as hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), hyponatremia…
3. Self-Management Training See Diabetes Education.
4. self-monitoring blood glucose A way for people with diabetes to find out how much glucose is in their blood. A drop of blood from the fingertip is placed on a special coated strip of…
5. Severe Hypoglycemia Insulin reaction symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia that could not be treated by the person with diabetes alone, but required the attention and…
6. Somogyi Effect See Rebound Hyperglycemia
7. stroke In medicine, a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue.
8. Stupor Marked by a cessation of mental activity or feeling, often produced by sleepiness, illness, or the effect or alcohol, or narcotics.
9. Sugar See Glucose
10. support group A group of people with similar disease who meet to discuss how better to cope with their disease and treatment.
11. Syncope A brief loss of consciousness from a transient deficiency in the oxygen carrying material of the blood to the brain.