Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

WHAT ARE PROTEASE INHIBITORS?

April 26, 2017Diabetes hyperglycemia Inhibitors Patients protease

0

Posted

WHAT ARE PROTEASE INHIBITORS?

1 Answer

0

Posted

Currently, there are four marketed protease inhibitors: Crixivan (indinavir), Invirase (saquinavir), Norvir (ritonavir) and Viracept (nelfinavir). These medications work at the final stage of viral replication and attempt to prevent HIV from making new copies of itself by interfering with the HIV enzyme protease. As a result the new copies of HIV are not able to infect new cells. 2. WHAT IS HYPERGLYCEMIA? Hyperglycemia mean higher than normal (hyper) levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Normal fasting blood sugar is between 70 -110 mg/dl. However, high sugar levels can be seen immediately following meals. Hyperglycemia can be a sign of undiagnosed or uncontrolled diabetes. The signs of hyperglycemia include increased urine, thirst, hunger, dry-itchy skin, and fatigue. 3. WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when the body is not able to use sugar as it should. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot make use of the glucose in the blood because either the pancreas is not a