¿Qué es la prediabetes? La prediabetes es una condición en la que los niveles de glucosa en sangre están elevados, pero aún …
Definitions
Use this page as your own diabetes dictionary. Diabetes Self-Management aims to give you the best, most informative resources on living with diabetes.

Metabolic Surgery
PublishedMetabolic surgery is an umbrella term for a number of surgical procedures that improve blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes who are obese… Read More “Metabolic Surgery”

Nitric Oxide: Definition and Overview
UpdatedA clear, colorless gas that performs a number of important functions in the body. People with diabetes have a reduced ability to produce nitric oxide… Read More “Nitric Oxide: Definition and Overview”

Diabetic Dermopathy: Definition and Overview
PublishedDiabetic dermopathy (sometimes called “shin spots”) typically appears as dull red or brown scaly patches on the shins that don’t sting or itch… Read More “Diabetic Dermopathy: Definition and Overview”

Glycogenolysis: Definition and Overview
UpdatedThe breakdown of glycogen, the stored form of energy found in muscle and liver tissue, into glucose, which the body can readily use… Read More “Glycogenolysis: Definition and Overview”

Cardiac Stent
UpdatedA small mesh tube used to treat narrow or weak coronary arteries. People with diabetes are especially prone to atherosclerosis, a condition in which plaque, a waxy substance, builds up inside the arteries… Read More “Cardiac Stent”

Type 1 Diabetes Staging
UpdatedType 1 diabetes staging is a classification of the three stages of Type 1 diabetes developed by JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)… Read More “Type 1 Diabetes Staging”

Interventional Radiologist
UpdatedA doctor who specializes in using medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases throughout the body… Read More “Interventional Radiologist”

Nordic Diet
PublishedA healthy diet designed in 2004 by researchers in Iceland, Finland and Norway to include locally found items… Read More “Nordic Diet”

ACCORD Study
UpdatedA large clinical study designed to determine whether various interventions could reduce heart risk in people with Type 2 diabetes… Read More “ACCORD Study”

Erectile Dysfunction
UpdatedErectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection, commonly known as impotence… Read More “Erectile Dysfunction”