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Diabetes is an illness that is caused when the body does not produce enough insulin.The result is that large amounts of glucose build up in the blood and the person has to urinate frequently to get rid of it.

At the same time the loss of fluid makes the person very thirsty. A diabetic person may lose weight, because the body breaks down body fat when it cannot get energy from glucose.

Sometimes the insulin shortage can be corrected by drugs or, in the case of severe diabetes, by having r read more...

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