Can Thin People Still Get Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there are high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.
See also:
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Diabetes -
Gestational diabetes -
Type 1 diabetes -
Metabolic syndrome
Alternative Names
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2; Adult-onset diabetes
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Diabetes is caused by a problem in the way your body makes or...
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