Diabetes: Treatments

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  • Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications - Home Treatment

    11/18/08, Healthwise

    The most important measures you can take at home if you have one or more complications from type 1 diabetes are:

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  • Autologous stem cell transplant

    04/22/08, Healthwise

    Most stem cells are in your bone marrow. You also have some in your blood that circulate from your bone marrow. Bone marrow stem cells turn into red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets to help your body stay healthy.

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  • Diabetes: Giving yourself an insulin shot

    08/31/07, Healthwise

    If you have type 1 diabetes—or if you have type 2 diabetes and oral medications are not controlling your blood sugar—you have to take insulin. If you have gestational diabetes, you may need to take insulin if diet and exercise

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  • Diabetes in children: Giving insulin shots to a child

    12/03/08, Healthwise

    Insulin is available only in an injectable form that is given into the fatty tissue just under the skin. Most people use insulin in an injection, or shot. While it can also be given through an insulin pump or jet injector, this infor

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  • Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease - Treatment Overview

    12/03/08, Healthwise

    The goal of your child's treatment for type 1 diabetes is to always keep his or her blood sugar levels within a target range. A normal or near-normal range reduces the chance of diabetes complications. Daily diabetes care and regu

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  • Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications - Other Treatment

    11/18/08, Healthwise

    You may hear about products that promise a “cure” for type 1 diabetes complications. No such cure exists. Also, avoid products for diabetes that are advertised by "satisfied customers." These products or remedies may be harmful and co

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  • Meglitinides for type 2 diabetes

    06/16/08, Healthwise

    Meglitinides prevent a rise in blood sugar levels by increasing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas, similar to the way sulfonylurea medications work.

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