Diabetes

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disease. This form of diabetes comes on so gradually that symptoms
might not even be recognized.
Diabetes can occur in anyone. However, people who have close relatives
with the disease are somewhat more likely to develop it. The risk of getting
diabetes also increases as people grow older. People who are over 40 and
overweight are more likely to get diabetes. So are people of African-American,
Hispanic or Asian heritage. Also, people who develop diabetes while pregnant are
more likely to develop full-blown diabetes later in life.
There are certain things that everyone who has diabetes, whether Type I
or Type II, needs to do to be healthy. You need to have an eating plan. You need
to pay attention to how much you exercise, because exercise can help your body
use insulin better to convert glucose into energy for cells. Everyone with Type
I diabetes, and some people with Type II diabetes, also need to take insulin
injections. Some people with Type II diabetes take pills called ...

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