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Diabetes

What is diabetes?

Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a disease in which your , or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose is your body's main source of energy. Your body can make glucose, but it also comes from the food you eat. Insulin is a made by your pancreas. Insulin helps move glucose from your bloodstream into your cells, where it can be used for energy.

If you have diabetes, your body can't make insulin, can't use insulin as well as it should, or both. Too much glucose stays in your blood and doesn't reach your cells. This can cause glucose levels to get too high. Over time, high blood glucose levels can lead to . But you can take steps to manage your diabetes and try to prevent these health problems.

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  1. Diabetes (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is diabetes? Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose is your body's main source of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabetes.html - Health Topics
  2. Diabetes Type 1 (National Library of Medicine)  
    Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. With type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabetestype1.html - Health Topics
  3. Diabetes Type 2 (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose is your main source of energy. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabetestype2.html - Health Topics
  4. Diabetes and Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is diabetes? If you have diabetes, your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. A hormone called insulin helps ...
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  5. Diabetes in Children and Teens (National Library of Medicine)  
    Until recently, the common type of diabetes in children and teens was type 1. It was called juvenile diabetes. With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. ...
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  6. Diabetes Medicines (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the ... get into your cells. type 1 diabetestype 2 diabetes What are the treatments for diabetes? Treatments for ...
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  7. How to Prevent Diabetes (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is type 2 diabetes? If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. With type 2 diabetes, this happens because your body does not make ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/howtopreventdiabetes.html - Health Topics
  8. Diabetes Complications (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is diabetes? If you have diabetes, your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. A hormone called insulin helps ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabetescomplications.html - Health Topics
  9. Diabetes Insipidus (National Library of Medicine)  
    Diabetes insipidus (DI) causes frequent urination. You become extremely thirsty, so you drink. Then you urinate. This ... is almost all water. DI is different from diabetes mellitus (DM), which involves insulin problems and high ...
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  10. Diabetes Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Diabetes Tests What are diabetes tests? Diabetes , also known as diabetes mellitus, is a disease that affects how your body uses glucose ( blood sugar ). Glucose ... diabetes later on. Why do I need a diabetes test? You may need testing to monitor your ... or an Alaska Native. What happens during a diabetes test? There are several ways to screen for, ...
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