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Diabetes is a disease characterized by abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood. There are two variants of insulin-related diabetes. Type I diabetes, also called insulin-dependent diabetes, is caused by an insufficient production or secretion of the insulin hormone by the pancreas. In Type II diabetes, also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes, the pancreas can produce insulin, but the tissues cannot respond to the insulin and absorb glucose circulating in the blood. In both cases, blood glucose levels rise and remain high after eating. Abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood can cause a wide range of complications.
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