Term | Definition |
Antithyroid drugs | Group of drugs administered to treat hyperthyroidism |
Diabetes mellitus | Chronic condition in which the body is unable to properly convert food into energy |
Diabetic neuropathy | Nerve disorder caused by diabetes |
Fasting blood glucose | Blood glucose level after a person has not eaten for 8 to 12 hours |
Gestational diabetes | Diabetes that may be caused by the hormones of pregnancy or a shortage of insulin |
Grave's disease | Autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism |
Hashimoto's disease | Autoimmune disorder that causes hypothyroidism |
Hyperglycemia | Elevated blood glucose levels |
Hypoglycemia | Decreased blood glucose levels |
Hyperthyroidism | Condition in which there is an excessive production of thyroid hormones |
Hypothyroidism | Condition in which there is insufficient production of thyroid hormones |
Insulin resistance | Condition in which the body does not respond to insulin |
Postprandial | After eating |
Prediabetes | Condition of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance in which the body consistently has high normal glucose levels |
Radioactive idodine uptake | Test, using radioactive iodine, to screen for thyroid disease |
T4 test | Measure of "free" circulating thyroid hormone |
Thyroid antibody test | Diagnostic test used to measure levels of thyroid antibodies that are diagnostic for autoimmune thyroid disease |
Thyroid releasing factor | Hormone released by the hypothalamus that stimulates the pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone |
Thyroid stimulating hormone | Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce and released thyroid hormones |
Tetraiodothyronine | Most abundant thyroid hormone, also known as thyroxine |
Triglyceride | Form in which fat is stored in the body |
Triiodothyronine | Hormone secreted by the thyroid gland |
TSH test | Diagnostic test to measure the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood |
Type 1 diabetes | Autoimmune disease in which beta cells are destroyed and insufficient amounts of insulin are produced |
Type 2 diabetes | Condition where the pancreas produces a sufficient amount of insulin, but insulin receptors lack sensitivity to the insulin produced and the body is unable to use the insulin effectively |