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Diagnosis Protocol for Diabetes Treatment and Management of Diabetes
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Diabetes
is a serious disease, which, if not controlled, can be life threatening. It is often
associated with long-term complications that can affect every system and part of the body.
Diabetes can, among other things, contribute to eye disorders and blindness, heart
disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputation, and nerve damage. It can affect pregnancy and
cause birth defects, as well. Although diabetes is a chronic and incurable disease (with the exception of gestational diabetes), with proper medical care, clinical therapies, diet, hygiene, and exercise, symptoms and complications can be successfully treated and managed. |
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