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Can Diabetes Be Cured?
Diabetes is a condition where the body, or to be precise the pancreas, loses its ability to create insulin, the chemical necessary to regulate blood sugar levels. As we take in food, a substance called glucose enters through the bloodstream, and it is insulin's role to make sure that that glucose is carried to different parts of the...

Sugar High: Diabetes The Killer Disease
Lately, you pee a lot. You always feel thirsty and you always feel hungry. You always feel tired. Your vision blurs most of the time. Your wounds heal longer that it used to. If these things are happening to you, now is the time to worry. You might have diabetes. Diabetes is a disease characterized by high level of blood sugar. This is due to...

THE ETIOLOGY OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by relative or absolute deficiency of insulin, resulting in glucose intolerance. It occurs in 4-5 million persons in the United States (approximately 2% of the population). The classic symptoms of diabetes mellitus result from abnormal glucose metabolism. The lack of insulin activity results in...



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Data: Arsenic, Water, Diabetes Linked (Time Magazine)
A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes

Study: Possible diabetes link to arsenic in water (CNN.com)
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with type 2 diabetes, researchers say.

Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk (US News & World Report)
TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of arsenic in urine may be linked with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers report.