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Counterregulatory

For Counterregulatory we have a term and definition in Diabetes.



Counterregulatory (Diabetes)

An attempt by the body to correct a perceived abnormality. The correction may be in the form of an endocrine, neuronal, or other mechanism. In diabetes, this is a term that is usually used to describe the body's normal response through other hormones, epinephrine and glucocorticoids (which are called "counterregulatory hormones") to correct blood sugars that are too low.


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