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Diabetes is caused by a problem in the way your body makes or uses insulin. Insulin is needed to move glucose(blood sugar) into cells, where it is used for energy.If glucose does not get into the cells, the body cannot use it for energy.
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The causes of diabetes are not completely understood; however, there seem to be both genetic and environmental factors involved in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, meaning that a person may have a genetic predisposition to devel...
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When a patient is symptomatic and the plasma glucose is unequivocally elevated, a diagnosis of diabetes presents no difficulty. When a patient is without clinical symptoms, a diagnosis of diabetes is more difficult.
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Diabetes is suspected based on symptoms. Urine tests and blood tests can be used to confirm a diagnosis of diabetes based on the amount of glucose in the urine and blood.
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Insulin resistance is a condition in which cells, particularly those of muscle, fat, and liver tissue, display"resistance" to insulin by failing to take up and utilize glucose for energy and metabolism(insulin normally promotes take up and utiliza...
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A study found that African-American women with normal body mass index are more likely to have insulin resistance than white or Hispanic women in the same BMI range.
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