Words to Know for Kids With Diabetes

When learning about diabetes, it helps to learn the words and terms that are used when people talk about this disease. Find a glossary here.

• Word! Autoimmunity
• Word! Beta Cells
• Word! Blood Glucose Level
• Word! Blood Glucose Meter
• Word! Bolus
• Word! Carbohydrate
• Word! Carbohydrate Counting
• Word! Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs)
• Word! Diabetes Mellitus
• Word! Exchange Meal Plan
• Word! Fats
• Word! Fatty Acids
• Word! Glucagon
• Word! Glucose
• Word! Glycemic Index
• Word! Glycogen
• Word! Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test (Hemoglobin A1c)
• Word! Hormones
• Word! Hyperglycemia
• Word! Hypoglycemia
• Word! Insulin
• Word! Insulin Injections
• Word! Insulin Pump
• Word! Insulin Resistance
• Word! Islet Cells
• Word! Ketoacidosis
• Word! Ketones
• Word! Kidney
• Word! Nephropathy
• Word! Neuropathy
• Word! Pancreas
• Word! Pediatric Endocrinologist
• Word! Polydipsia
• Word! Polyphagia
• Word! Polyuria
• Word! Retinopathy
• Word! Urinalysis