Diabetes mellitus is a condition caused by too much glucose (sugar) in the blood because you body cannot use it properly. This happens when the body doesn't make enough of the hormone insulin, which is produced to help glucose enter your body.
Type 2 diabetes is usually linked with obseity and so there are some actions that you can take to reduce the risk of developing it;
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