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  2. Epidemiology of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes was the 9th-leading cause of mortality globally in 2020, attributing to over 2 million deaths annually due to diabetes directly, and to kidney disease due to diabetes. [2] The primary causes of type 2 diabetes is diet and physical activity, which can contribute to increased BMI, poor nutrition, hypertension, alcohol use and smoking ...

  3. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when pancreatic cells (beta cells) are destroyed by the body's immune system. [5] In healthy persons, beta cells produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone required by the body to store and convert blood sugar into energy. [6]

  4. Diabetes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 2020. People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease or stroke as people without diabetes. There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, and gestational (diabetes while pregnant). Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90%-95% of all cases. [1]

  5. A Bolivar teen died from diabetes complications. His father ...

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    Bolivar police and Polk County prosecutors believe the teen's death could have been avoided and that his father bears much of the blame. A Bolivar teen died from diabetes complications. His father ...

  6. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young - Wikipedia

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    Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) refers to any of several hereditary forms of diabetes mellitus caused by mutations in an autosomal dominant gene disrupting insulin production. [1] Along with neonatal diabetes , MODY is a form of the conditions known as monogenic diabetes.

  7. 'Inadequate' planning a factor in teenager's death - AOL

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    Inadequate aftercare support contributed to an "extremely vulnerable" 15-year-old girl taking her own life six weeks after being discharged from hospital, a coroner has ruled. Evelyn Gibson, from ...

  8. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Group of endocrine diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels This article is about the common insulin disorder. For the urine hyper-production disorder, see Diabetes insipidus. For other uses, see Diabetes (disambiguation). Medical condition Diabetes mellitus Universal blue ...

  9. Diabetic hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms and effects can be mild, moderate or severe, depending on how low the glucose falls and a variety of other factors. It is rare but possible for diabetic hypoglycemia to result in brain damage or death. Indeed, an estimated 2–4% of deaths of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus have been attributed to hypoglycemia. [2] [3]