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Diabetes is a disease that affects the amount of insulin and sugar in your body. Your body needs insulin to turn sugar (glucose) into energy. With...
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Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism-the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose...
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Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism -- the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into...
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Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism— the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into...
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Diabetes is a disease that occurs when the body can't control blood glucose levels properly. Normally, the digestive tract breaks down food into...
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels, that result from defects in insulin secretion...
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Diabetes is a group of diseases in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. As a result, the level of sugar in the...
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After a meal the digestive system breaks some food down into sugar. The blood carries the sugar throughout the body, causing blood sugar levels to...
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Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced is ineffective. Insulin is...
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The fasting blood glucose (sugar) test is the preferred way to diagnose diabetes. It is easy to perform and convenient. After the person has fasted...
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There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes was also called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), or juvenile...
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The three main types of diabetes are Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease...
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Sugar levels higher than normal mean either diabetes or pre-diabetes is present. There are several ways diabetes is diagnosed. The first is known as...
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The three main types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes type 2 diabetes gestational diabetesType 1 DiabetesType 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. An...
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Diabetes is not contagious. People cannot "catch" it from each other. However, certain factors can increase the risk of developing diabetes. Type 1...