Diabetes

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• Diabetes

  Metabolic diseases characterized by elevated blood glucose and inadequate or ineffective insulin, which impair a person’s ability to regulate blood glucose.
• Added sugars

  Sugars and syrups added to food for any purpose such as sweetness, bulk, or browning.
• Amputation

  The surgical removal of a limb.
• Autoimmune disorder

  A disease in which the body develops antibodies to its own proteins and destroys its own cells.
• Blood glucose

  The main sugar found in your blood.
• Brown sugar

  White sugar with molasses added.
• Carbohydrate-counting

  A meal-planning method that keeps total carbohydrate intake consistent.
• Carbohydrates

  Compounds composed of single or multiple sugars.
• Certified Diabetes Educator

  A health-care professional specializing in diabetes education.
• Concentrated fruit juice sweetener

  Concentrated sugar syrup made from fruit juice.
• Corn syrup

  A syrup mostly made of glucose.
• Dextrose

  A form of glucose.
• Diabetic coma

  A life-threatening emergency caused by very high or low blood sugar.
• Diabetic ketoacidosis

  A build-up of ketones causing acidosis.
• Ketone

  Molecule made in the liver that can be used for energy.
• Dialysis

  Treatment of the blood to remove toxic substances.
• Exercise

  Physical activity carried out to improve health and fitness.
• Fasting glucose test

  A blood test done after at least 8 hours without eating.
• Fibre

  Dietary material resistant to digestive enzymes.
• Gestational diabetes

  High blood sugar that develops during pregnancy.
• Glucagon

  Hormone that stimulates release of glucose into blood.
• Glycemic Index

  Ranking of foods according to effect on blood glucose.
• Glycemic Load

  Mathematical expression of GI and carbohydrate content.
• High fructose corn syrup

  Commercial sweetener used in many foods.
• High Glycemic Index

  Foods scoring above 70 on GI scale.