Diabetes: Caring for Your Diabetes at Special Times Glossary of Terms

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Antibiotic: A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. ...

Aspirin: Once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid, now the common name for this a...

Blood glucose: The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is ca...

Blood pressure: The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is...

Breathing: The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through ...

Caffeine: A stimulant compound found naturally in coffee, tea, cocoa (chocolate), and kola...

Cholesterol: The most common type of steroid in the body. Cholesterol has a reputation for...

Coma: A state of deep, unarousable unconsciousness. A coma may occur as a result of head t...

Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mell...

Diarrhea: A common condition that involves unusually frequent and liquid bowel movements. ...

Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degr...

Flu: Short for influenza. The flu is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract w...

Glucose: The simple sugar that is the chief source of energy. Glucose is found in the bloo...

Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

Heart disease: Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term "heart disease" is ...

Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, an...

Insulin: A natural hormone made by the pancreas that controls the level of the sugar gluco...

Ketone: A chemical substances that the body makes when it does not have enough insulin in ...

Lab test: A test that is done in the laboratory where the appropriate equipment, supplies,...

Nerve: A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory an...

Normal range: Characteristic of 95 percent of values from a normal population. The remaini...

Nurse: 1) A person trained, licensed, or skilled in nursing. 2) To feed an infant at the ...

Ointment: An oil-based preparation that is applied to the skin. Whereas an ointment has an...

Pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body. Thi...

Pregnant: The state of carrying a developing fetus within the body.

Prescription: A physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or dev...

Tired: A feeling of a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment,...

Urine: Liquid waste produced by the kidneys. Urine is a clear, transparent fluid that norm...

Vomit: Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, ...

Yogurt: A common dish made of milk curdled and fermented with a culture of Lactobacillus (...