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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 ...
Putting a fluid into the tissue under the skin with a needle and syringe.
Industry:Health care
Proteins made by the body to protect itself from foreign substances such as bacteria or viruses. People get type 1 diabetes when their bodies make antibodies that destroy the body's own insulin-making beta cells.
Industry:Health care
Proteins located on the surface of the cell that help the immune system identify the cell either as one belonging to the body or as one from outside the body. Some patterns of these proteins may mean increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Industry:Health care
Proteins found in the blood of people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. They are also found in people who may be developing type 1 diabetes. The presence of icas indicates that the body's immune system has been damaging beta cells in the pancreas. The antibodies that are routinely tested for include iaa, ia-2a, ica512, and gad65 (also called gad or gada).
Industry:Health care
Protein made by the body that brings about a chemical reaction—for example, the enzymes produced by the gut to aid digestion.
Industry:Health care
Pain that comes and goes in the muscles of the leg. This pain results from a lack of blood supply to the legs and usually happens when walking or exercising.
Industry:Health care
