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Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia Definition Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by low blood sugar, or abnormally low levels of glucose in the blood. Description Hypoglycemia (also known as a hypo, insulin shock, and a low) is brought on by abnormally low levels of glucose in the blood (i.e., 70 mg/dl or less).... Read more |
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drifter
drifter, a type of fishing vessel, originally fitted with sails but today fitted with an engine or engines. It uses a drift net which is shot by the drifter, which then lies at the leeward end of the net, drifting with it, until is time to haul the net in.Drifters are essentially fishing boats... Read more |
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Pancreas transplantation
Pancreas transplantation Definition Pancreas transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a diseased pancreas is replaced with a healthy pancreas that has been obtained from an immunologically compatible cadavear or living donor. Purpose The pancreas secretes insulin that... Read more |
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Invincibles
Invincibles, an extremist society of Fenian background devoted to political assassination. The Dublin section, organized in November 1881 by James Carey, David Curley, James Mullett, and Edward McCaffrey, carried out the Phoenix Park murders, atrocities which provoked a very intensive... Read more |
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Bullet
Bullet Background A bullet is a projectile, often a pointed metal cylinder, that is shot from a firearm. The bullet is usually part of an ammunition cartridge, the object that contains the bullet and that is inserted into the firearm. Cartridges are often called bullets, but... Read more |
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diabetes
diabetes or diabetes mellitus , chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin , a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of Langerhans) in the pancreas that allows the body to use and store glucose. It is a... Read more |
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Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon 1963- American basketball player Seven-foot Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon has a rare combination of strength, footwork, and speed that put him on the short list of the best big men to ever play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On the defensive end, his... Read more |
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Edmund
Edmund (d. 870), king of East Anglia, known as ‘the Martyr’. More famous in legend and because of the grotesque method of his martyrdom than in his life and works, Edmund, the last effective king of the East Angles of native stock, was killed by the Danes, probably under their... Read more |
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So long, insulin shots?
...even an end to-insulin shots for millions...onset, diabetics. Scheduled...directly target insulin resistance...which in diabetic adults has...in Type II diabetics whose disease...sulfonylurea drugs ... |
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Fat Cats, Dogs Developing Diabetes, Report Finds; Illness jumped 32 percent...
...conjunction with insulin injections...which the pancreas produces little...hormone that helps cells turn...which the pancreas produces insulin...humans to help dogs with...needs of a diabetic pet isn...the ... |
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Diabetes to motivate Penn State lineman
...field goals and extra points. That...diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce its own insulin and the person...Taking the shots, always having...of having a diabetic player was...always there to help. Paxson said...typically ... |