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