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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
A type of long-acting insulin with an onset of 1 hour, no peak, and a duration of 20 to 26 hours.
Industry:Health care
A treatment for diabetes in which blood glucose is kept as close to normal as possible. Optimal blood glucose levels are reached through frequent injections of insulin or use of an insulin pump, meal planning, adjustment of medicines, and physical activity. People undergoing intensive therapy work closely with their health care team.
Industry:Health care
A type of insulin with an onset of 30 to 60 minutes, a peak at 2 to 4 hours, and a duration of 5 to 8 hours. See regular insulin.
Industry:Health care
A type of insulin with an onset of 15 minutes, a peak at 30 to 90 minutes, and a duration of 3 to 5 hours. See insulin aspart, insulin glulisine, and insulin lispro.
Industry:Health care
A type of insulin with an onset of 1 to 3 hours, a peak at 8 hours, and a duration of 12 to 16 hours. See nph insulin.
Industry:Health care
A type of insulin with an onset of 1 hour, no peak, and a duration of 20 to 26 hours. See insulin detemir and insulin glargine.
Industry:Health care
A type of insulin under development taken with a special device that enables the user to breathe in insulin through the mouth.
Industry:Health care
A type of injectable medicine for diabetes that mimics the effect of the hormone amylin. This medicine helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the liver from releasing stored glucose. (generic name/brand name: pramlintide acetate/ symlin. )
Industry:Health care
A type of injectable medicine for diabetes that mimics the effect of incretin hormones, a type of gastrointestinal hormone. This medicine helps food move more slowly through the stomach and helps keep the liver from releasing stored glucose. (generic name/brand name: exenatide/byetta. )
Industry:Health care
