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2. Edmonton protocol - Wikipedia

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   Five-year follow-up after clinical islet transplantation. Diabetes. 2005 Jul;54(7):2060-9. Sutherland DE, Gruessner RW, Gruessner AC. Pancreas transplantation for treatment of diabetes mellitus. World J Surg. 2001 Apr;25(4):487-96. Shapiro AMJ, Ricordi C, Hering BJ et al. International trial of the Edmonton protocol for islet transplantation. N ...

3. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   The main goal of diabetes management is to keep blood glucose (BG) levels as normal as possible. [1] If diabetes is not well controlled, further challenges to health may occur. [1] People with diabetes can measure blood sugar by various methods, such as with a BG meter or a continuous glucose monitor, which monitors over several days. [2]

4. Diabetes self-management - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes patients need to be capable of testing blood sugar at home at the recommended frequency. [6] Frequent self- monitoring of blood glucose and record keeping is key to identifying the possibility of hypoglycemia. [11] Diabetes patients should be able to know how to respond when blood sugar levels are too high or too low. [6]

5. Gum disease: causes, risks, prevention and when to see your ...

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   Diabetes: "Gum disease and diabetes have a bidirectional relationship, meaning that gum disease can make it harder to control blood sugar levels, and uncontrolled diabetes can increase the risk of ...

6. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when pancreatic cells (beta cells) are destroyed by the body's immune system. [5] In healthy persons, beta cells produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone required by the body to store and convert blood sugar into energy. [6]

7. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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   Healthy eating and regular exercise play a significant role in reducing an individual's risk for type 2 diabetes. A 2008 study concluded that about 23.6 million people in the United States had diabetes, including 5.7 million that had not been diagnosed. 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the main cause of ...

8. Universal precautions - Wikipedia

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   Universal precautions are an infection control practice. Under universal precautions all patients were considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens. The guideline recommended wearing gloves when collecting or handling blood and body fluids contaminated with blood, wearing face shields when there was danger of blood splashing on mucous membranes ,and disposing of all needles and ...

9. Sleep hygiene: What it is and how to establish a better ... - AOL

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   If you don't see where this is going, it means that going to bed and waking up at the same time every day — even on the weekend, even on holidays — tops the list of sleep hygiene best practices.