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Diabetes Complications
If you have diabetes, watching your diet, exercising, taking prescribed medications, and seeing your doctor for regular checkups, can help reduce your risk for complications. How much do you know about controlling blood glucose levels and other factors that increase diabetes complications?
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Types of Diabetes
Of the several different types of diabetes, two are by far the most common—type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90–95% of cases, and type 1 diabetes, which usually develops suddenly before the age of 30. Obesity is the primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes, formally called adult-onset diabetes.
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Diabetes Risk Factors
Possible risk factors for type 1 diabetes include viral infection during childhood and heredity—research in this area is ongoing. Did you know that several controllable risk factors for type 2 diabetes have been identified?
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