Insulin-dependent diabetes
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Now called type 1 diabetes. It occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough insulin to control blood sugar levels properly.
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Type 1 diabetesA type of diabetes, a chronic condition that affects the way the body's tissues use sugar (glucose), their main source of fuel. Once called juvenile-onset diabetes and…
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DiabetesA condition caused by high levels of glucose (a form of sugar) in the blood. The amount of glucose in your blood is controlled by a hormone called insulin. See also Diabatetes…
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InsulinA hormone made by the pancreas that controls the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood.
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Type 2 diabetesA type of diabetes, a chronic condition that affects the way the body's tissues use sugar (glucose), their main source of fuel. Once called adult -onset diabetes and…