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Diabetes facts

• Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with abnormally high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
• Insulin produced by the pancreas lowers blood glucose.
• Absence or insufficient production of insulin causes diabetes.
• The two types of diabetes are referred to as type 1 (insulin dependent) and type 2 (non-insulin dependent).
• Symptoms of diabetes include increased urine output, thirst and hunger as well as fatigue.
• Diabetes is diagnosed by blood sugar (glucose) testing.
• The major complications of diabetes are both acute and chronic.
  
  
  • Acutely: dangerously elevated blood sugar, abnormally low blood sugar due to diabetes medications may occur.
  • Chronically: disease of the blood vessels (both small and large) which can damage the eye, kidneys, nerves, and heart may occur
    
  
  
• Diabetes treatment depends...

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