Diabetes
noun
A disease where your body does not process sugar in the right way, causing high blood sugar levels.
She was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year.

Often appears as...
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
noun
A disease where your body does not process sugar in the right way, causing high blood sugar levels.
She was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year.

Often appears as...
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
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Serious Condition
Diabetes is a serious health condition, so use it carefully in sensitive discussions.

My aunt's battle with diabetes shows how tough the disease can be.
Chronic Illness
Understand that diabetes is chronic, meaning it lasts for a long time, often lifelong.

Living with diabetes requires long-term management and care.
Health Context
Use 'diabetes' primarily for health-related topics, not casually or in jokes.

The seminar will discuss the impact of diabetes on public health.
Serious Condition
Diabetes is a serious health condition, so use it carefully in sensitive discussions.

My aunt's battle with diabetes shows how tough the disease can be.
Chronic Illness
Understand that diabetes is chronic, meaning it lasts for a long time, often lifelong.

Living with diabetes requires long-term management and care.
Health Context
Use 'diabetes' primarily for health-related topics, not casually or in jokes.

The seminar will discuss the impact of diabetes on public health.
Serious Condition
Diabetes is a serious health condition, so use it carefully in sensitive discussions.

My aunt's battle with diabetes shows how tough the disease can be.
Chronic Illness
Understand that diabetes is chronic, meaning it lasts for a long time, often lifelong.

Living with diabetes requires long-term management and care.
Health Context
Use 'diabetes' primarily for health-related topics, not casually or in jokes.

The seminar will discuss the impact of diabetes on public health.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. No matter what, getting the right amount of liquid makes a world of difference in how you'll feel, think,
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Dean Ornish: The world's...
I want to talk about the other pandemic, which is cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension -- all of which are completely preventable for at least 95 percent of people just by changing diet and lifestyle. And what's happening is that there's a globalization of illness occurring, that people
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What is depression? -...
or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed, point out that depression is a medical condition, just like asthma or diabetes. It's not a weakness or a personality trait,
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What causes bad breath?...
In some cases, these measures may not be enough due to dental problems, nasal conditions, or rarer ailments, such as liver disease and uncontrolled diabetes. Behaviors like smoking and excessive alcohol consumption also have a very recognizable odor.
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How playing sports...
and that's definitely true. Exercising, especially when we're young, has all sorts of health benefits, like strengthening our bones, clearing out bad cholesterol from our arteries, and decreasing the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
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What happens during a...
And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.
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How do carbohydrates...
including high blood sugar, increased waist circumference, and high blood pressure. It increases the risk of developing conditions, like cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. And its prevalence is rapidly increasing all over the world.
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Why sitting is bad for...
Recent studies have found that sitting for long periods is linked with some types of cancers and heart disease and can contribute to diabetes, kidney and liver problems. In fact, researchers have worked out that, worldwide,
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Lifesaving Medicines...
medicines used for diabetes coming from a lizard venom so they're really very major medications lifesavers little lifesavers and and so why this is happening there are hundred and fifty thousand venomous animal species in
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The psychological weight...
cancer or anything else is to manage your diabetes not cure you so your doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life
Video examples
What would happen if you...
Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. No matter what, getting the right amount of liquid makes a world of difference in how you'll feel, think,
Video examples
Dean Ornish: The world's...
I want to talk about the other pandemic, which is cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension -- all of which are completely preventable for at least 95 percent of people just by changing diet and lifestyle. And what's happening is that there's a globalization of illness occurring, that people
Video examples
What is depression? -...
or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed, point out that depression is a medical condition, just like asthma or diabetes. It's not a weakness or a personality trait,
Video examples
What causes bad breath?...
In some cases, these measures may not be enough due to dental problems, nasal conditions, or rarer ailments, such as liver disease and uncontrolled diabetes. Behaviors like smoking and excessive alcohol consumption also have a very recognizable odor.
Video examples
How playing sports...
and that's definitely true. Exercising, especially when we're young, has all sorts of health benefits, like strengthening our bones, clearing out bad cholesterol from our arteries, and decreasing the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Video examples
What happens during a...
And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.
Video examples
How do carbohydrates...
including high blood sugar, increased waist circumference, and high blood pressure. It increases the risk of developing conditions, like cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. And its prevalence is rapidly increasing all over the world.
Video examples
Why sitting is bad for...
Recent studies have found that sitting for long periods is linked with some types of cancers and heart disease and can contribute to diabetes, kidney and liver problems. In fact, researchers have worked out that, worldwide,
Video examples
Lifesaving Medicines...
medicines used for diabetes coming from a lizard venom so they're really very major medications lifesavers little lifesavers and and so why this is happening there are hundred and fifty thousand venomous animal species in
Video examples
The psychological weight...
cancer or anything else is to manage your diabetes not cure you so your doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life
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Quote examples
Nicole Ari Parker
American Actress
We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab the frozen dinners and the McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine.

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Monty Don
English Celebrity
People are increasingly realising that what they eat is important. You can't put junk food in your body and be healthy. All sorts of problems can develop, like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, strokes. Gardening not only helps with exercise and mental health, but it can improve diet as well.

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Sander Levin
American Politician
I had panels - roundtables in the district - and the stories that were told are really difficult to accept. People who have diabetes who can't get insurance because of a preexisting condition; others who were laid off and the have no place to turn.

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Lee Haney
American Athlete
With all of the holiday cheer in the air, it's easy to overlook the ingredients in the foods. Ingredients such as salt, sugar, and fat - all of which leads to diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, heart disease, and cancer.

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Tom Hanks
American Actor
I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life.

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Mark Hyman
American Author
Shrinking someone's stomach to the size of a walnut with surgery is one way to battle obesity and diabetes and may be lifesaving for a few, but it doesn't address the underlying causes.

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Matt Cartwright
American Politician
Unhealthy eating habits cause major health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease, and can also lead to food insecurity, disrupted eating patterns, and low self-esteem.

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Stephen Furst
American Actor
I finally admitted that obesity and diabetes were part of a life-threatening legacy - and I had to deal with that reality or die.

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Paula Deen
American Chef
I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

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Mary Tyler Moore
American Actress
I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.

Quote examples
Nicole Ari Parker
American Actress
We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab the frozen dinners and the McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine.

Quote examples
Monty Don
English Celebrity
People are increasingly realising that what they eat is important. You can't put junk food in your body and be healthy. All sorts of problems can develop, like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, strokes. Gardening not only helps with exercise and mental health, but it can improve diet as well.

Quote examples
Sander Levin
American Politician
I had panels - roundtables in the district - and the stories that were told are really difficult to accept. People who have diabetes who can't get insurance because of a preexisting condition; others who were laid off and the have no place to turn.

Quote examples
Lee Haney
American Athlete
With all of the holiday cheer in the air, it's easy to overlook the ingredients in the foods. Ingredients such as salt, sugar, and fat - all of which leads to diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, heart disease, and cancer.

Quote examples
Tom Hanks
American Actor
I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life.

Quote examples
Mark Hyman
American Author
Shrinking someone's stomach to the size of a walnut with surgery is one way to battle obesity and diabetes and may be lifesaving for a few, but it doesn't address the underlying causes.

Quote examples
Matt Cartwright
American Politician
Unhealthy eating habits cause major health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease, and can also lead to food insecurity, disrupted eating patterns, and low self-esteem.

Quote examples
Stephen Furst
American Actor
I finally admitted that obesity and diabetes were part of a life-threatening legacy - and I had to deal with that reality or die.

Quote examples
Paula Deen
American Chef
I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

Quote examples
Mary Tyler Moore
American Actress
I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.

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