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Via: UrbanHousecallMagazine.com

November is American Diabetes Month. While we are working to increase the awareness among those who may have the disease and not know it, it is also necessary to educate those known diabetics about the importance of blood sugar control and the fact that it is possible to live a healthy life with the disease.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body has too much glucose in the bloodstream. This occurs because of a lack of adequate insulin production by the body or the inability to effectively use the insulin that has been produced. This condition causes elevated blood glucose levels or “high blood sugar”. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to severe complications such as heart and kidney disease, blindness, limb amputations, and death.

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