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