an oral medicine used to treat Type 2 diabetes. It lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make more insulin right after meals. Belongs to the class of medicines called meglitinides. (Brand name: Prandin)

the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye.

anything that raises the chances of a person developing a disease.

an oral medicine used to treat Type 2 diabetes. It helps insulin take glucose from the blood into the cells for energy by making cells more sensitive to insulin. Belongs to the class of medicines called thiazolidinediones. (Brand name: Avandia)

a sweetener with no calories and no nutritional value.

a type of diabetes caused by another disease or certain drugs or chemicals.

in diabetes, the ongoing process of managing diabetes. Includes meal planning, planned physical activity, blood glucose monitoring, taking diabetes medicines, handling episodes of illness and of low and high blood glucose, managing diabetes when traveling, and more. The person with diabetes designs…

a container for disposal of used needles and syringes; often made of hard plastic so that needles cannot poke through.

a type of insulin that starts to lower blood glucose within 30 minutes after injection and has its strongest effect 2 to 5 hours after injection. See regular insulin.

the unintended action(s) of a drug.