diabetes

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  • diabetes is a condition where the blood glucose concentration remains too high
  • there are two types of diabetes
  • type 1: the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin,often resulting in uncontrolled high blood glucose levels
  • type 2: the pancreas produces enough insulin,but the cells of the body have become resistant to insulin and no longer responds by storing glucose as glycogen.obesity is a risk factor of type 2 diabetes
  • type 1 diabetes is treated through regular insulin injections
  • type 2 diabetes is treated through a low carbohydrate diet and regular exercise