Diabetes
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is a persistent and fatal disease in which there is above normal levels of glucose in the bloodstream. This disease has many different effects on the body and is controlled in several different ways. Some people believe that this disease is contagious. This is not true. You cannot "catch" it from ....
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.... Africans, and Native Americans. This disease is hereditary, but is usually triggered by a viral infection. Some of the symptoms of type 1 are urgent thirst, excessive urination, weight loss, fatigue, and irritability. Because it is inherited, this type can not be prevented.
The second type of is type 2 , or "non-insulin dependent" . In this type, insulin is produced by the pancreas but is ineffective. This type usually affects obese middle-aged and older people and can affect nearly all r ....
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