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Regular Insulin
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Regular InsulinA type of insulin that is fast acting.
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Insulin
The hormone that drives incoming nutrients into cells for storage. Excess insulin is the primary pillar of aging.
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Regular iletin II
Regular iletin II is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): insulin purified beef.
Regular iletin II pork
Regular iletin II pork is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): insulin purified pork.
Regular purified pork insulin
Regular purified pork insulin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): insulin purified pork.
Regurgitation
A condition that occurs when gastric juices or small amounts of food from the stomach flow back into the esophagus and mouth. Also called reflux.
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R.D.
Registered Dietitian.
Reactive hypoglycemia
A fall in blood sugar which causes symptoms during the period following meals. Simply put, the body has trouble braking the secretion of insulin after a meal, resulting in the blood sugar dropping further than it should. Reactive hypoglycemia is different from spontaneous hypoglycemia, which is not assoicated with meal ingestion. Reactive hypoglycemia generally has a benign prognosis.
Reagents, Reagent Strips
Terms no longer used for diabetes blood and urine glucose or acetone test strips.
Rebound
A swing to a high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood after having a low level.
Receptors
Areas on the outer part of a cell that allow the cell to join or bind with insulin that is in the blood.
Regular Insulin
Repaglinide (Prandin)
A drug used as a treatment for Type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes; belongs to a class of drugs called meglitinides.
Renal Glycosuria
Glycosuria occurring when there is a normal amount of sugar in the blood, due to an inherited inability of the kidneys to reabsorb glucose completely.
Renal Threshold
When the blood is holding so much of a substance such as glucose (sugar) that the kidneys allow the excess to spill into the urine. This is also called "kidney threshold," "spilling point," and "leak point."
Risk Factor
Anything that raises the chance that a person will get a disease. With noninsulin-dependent diabetes, people have a greater risk of getting the disease if they weigh a lot more (20 percent or more) than they should.
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
A drug used as a treatment for Type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes; belongs to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Insulin
The hormone that drives incoming nutrients into cells for storage. Excess insulin is the primary pillar of aging.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Regular iletin II
Regular iletin II is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): insulin purified beef.
Regular iletin II pork
Regular iletin II pork is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): insulin purified pork.
Regular purified pork insulin
Regular purified pork insulin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): insulin purified pork.
Regurgitation
A condition that occurs when gastric juices or small amounts of food from the stomach flow back into the esophagus and mouth. Also called reflux.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
R.D.
Registered Dietitian.
Reactive hypoglycemia
A fall in blood sugar which causes symptoms during the period following meals. Simply put, the body has trouble braking the secretion of insulin after a meal, resulting in the blood sugar dropping further than it should. Reactive hypoglycemia is different from spontaneous hypoglycemia, which is not assoicated with meal ingestion. Reactive hypoglycemia generally has a benign prognosis.
Reagents, Reagent Strips
Terms no longer used for diabetes blood and urine glucose or acetone test strips.
Rebound
A swing to a high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood after having a low level.
Receptors
Areas on the outer part of a cell that allow the cell to join or bind with insulin that is in the blood.
Regular Insulin
Repaglinide (Prandin)
A drug used as a treatment for Type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes; belongs to a class of drugs called meglitinides.
Renal Glycosuria
Glycosuria occurring when there is a normal amount of sugar in the blood, due to an inherited inability of the kidneys to reabsorb glucose completely.
Renal Threshold
When the blood is holding so much of a substance such as glucose (sugar) that the kidneys allow the excess to spill into the urine. This is also called "kidney threshold," "spilling point," and "leak point."
Risk Factor
Anything that raises the chance that a person will get a disease. With noninsulin-dependent diabetes, people have a greater risk of getting the disease if they weigh a lot more (20 percent or more) than they should.
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
A drug used as a treatment for Type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes; belongs to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones.
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