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May 21, 2013

Diabetes Prevention Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Diabetes Prevention article.

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Absorption: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Baseline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood sugar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

C-reactive protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carbohydrates: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endocrinology: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endothelial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fasting: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FDA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Food and Drug Administration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetics: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gestational diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glucose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood sugar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Impaired glucose tolerance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lifetime risk: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Marker: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Menstrual: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Menstrual cycle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Menstruation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obese: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obesity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ovary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pancreas: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pandemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Placebo: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Precursor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prevalence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Retinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sensitivity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Type 2 diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Weight loss: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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