Category: D

Includes a multitude of behaviors and can refer to food choice, food preparation, food preservation, and (actual) food consumption.  

Modification of a normal diet to manage the symptoms of a disease. The alteration of dietary intake to treat or prevent clinical disease.  

A drug that is an antispasmodic and antimuscarinic. It is particularly useful as an antispasmodic in the gastrointestinal tract.  

A drug useful in the treatment of arthritis; it is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It is offered as either a sodium or potassium salt. Diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is commonly prescribed to alleviate pain and reduce stiffness associated with arthritis. It is also used to aid in the recovery process following muscle or…

Vitamin K antagonist; it interferes with normal blood clotting; produced when sweet clover spoils. Other names are dicoumarin, dicumol, dufalone, and melitoxin. Active ingredient in warfarin, a rat poison. An anticoagulant drug used in the treatment of coronary and venous thrombosis. It is administered by mouth and may cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Dicoumarol has…

Amino acids having two amino groups. Lysine and arginine are dibasic amino acids.  

Degenerative changes in the peripheral nerves attributed to the diabetic state. Such changes are associated with circulatory failure and are characterized by losses in sensation in the affected area. Loss in perception of pain or other sensations can result in losses of tissue through infection. Damage to peripheral nerves of the lower legs and feet…

Renal disease that is a secondary complication of diabetes mellitus and involves degenerative changes in the glomerulus and thickening of the basement membrane. Kidney disease caused by an elevated level of blood glucose, the primary characteristic of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic nephropathy eventually affects a significant proportion of people with type r or type 2 diabetes…

Upon diagnosis, glucose management through exercise, diet control, blood glucose assessment, and regular physician assessment can optimize the health status of the patient. Glucose management may include insulin replacement and/or the use of hypoglycemic drugs. Exercise will assist glucose use by the muscles. Weight control, if necessary, will also promote normalization of blood glucose. Physician…

Abnormal (greater than 20 mg/L) levels of ketones in blood, which cannot be neutralized by the body’s buffering system. If untreated can cause coma and death.