a large blood vessel that carries blood with oxygen from the heart to all parts of the body.

a rapid-acting insulin. On average, aspart insulin starts to lower blood glucose within 10 to 20 minutes after injection. It has its strongest effect 1 to 3 hours after injection but keeps working for 3 to 5 hours after injection.

a dietary sweetener with almost no calories and no nutritional value. (Brand names: Equal, NutraSweet)

clogging, narrowing and hardening of the body's large arteries and medium-sized blood vessels. Atherosclerosis can lead to stroke, heart attack, eye problems and kidney problems.

disorder of the body's immune system in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys body tissue that it believes to be foreign.

a type of neuropathy affecting the lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, bladder or genitals.