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Commonly Used Terms in Diabetes
By edwinseow | April 19, 2008
Glucose -
Hyperglycemia / Hyperglycaemia - too much sugar or glucose in the blood (also see Ketoacidosis)
Hypoglycemia / Hypoglycaemia - too little sugar or glucose in the blood (also see Ketones)
Insulin - a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood
Ketoacidosis - severe excess of glucose in the blood (see hyperglycaemia)
Pancreas - digestive and endocrine gland which produces insulin and other digestive hormones
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