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… Secondary High Blood Pressure On this page: What is secondary high blood pressure? Secondary high blood pressure is high blood pressure that's caused by …
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… Type 2 Diabetes: Can You Cure It? On this page: Overview Related … care for yourself when you have type 2 diabetes? Keep your blood sugar at a target level (which you set with your doctor). …
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… How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems On this page: Overview Related … and attention. Diabetes can damage the nerve endings and blood vessels in your feet, making you less likely to notice … problems include: Poor blood glucose control. If your blood sugar levels are persistently above the target range, you …
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… the heat from a laser to seal or destroy abnormal, leaking blood vessels in the retina . One of two approaches may be … Focal treatment is used to seal specific leaking blood vessels in a small area of the retina, usually near the macula . The ophthalmologist identifies individual blood vessels for treatment and makes a limited number of …
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… Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) On this page: What is low blood pressure? Blood pressure is a measure of how hard blood pushes against …
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… Blood and Body Fluid Precautions On this page: Overview Overview What are blood and body fluid precautions? Blood and body fluid precautions are used to prevent …
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… Blood Clots in the Leg Veins On this page: Overview Overview Blood clots can happen in veins. A blood clot in a vein close to the skin isn't likely to cause …
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… Intrauterine Fetal Blood Transfusion On this page: Treatment Overview What To … Treatment Overview An intrauterine transfusion provides blood to an Rh-positive fetus when fetal red blood cells are being destroyed by the Rh-sensitized …
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… Eye Problems and Blood in the Eye On this page: Overview Overview Sometimes small blood vessels in the whites of the eyes break and cause a … or speck. This is called a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The blood vessels may break because of sneezing, coughing, …
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… Breastfeeding When You Have Diabetes On this page: Getting Started … your meal plan to meet your nutritional needs, your target blood sugar range, and your weight goals. Be prepared for some …
