Question 1

what is diabetic?

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High blood sugars: Diabetes is a serious disease in which a person cannot make any or enough insulin to transfer blood sugar into the body's cells. The blood sugar stays in the blood, and starts to leak through the kidneys, into the urine. Meanwhile, without more insulin, the cells in the body can't bring in enough blood sugar to use as fuel. Diabetes damages cells and tissues throughout the body.

Question 2

what is  diabetic?

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Slang term: Diabetic is a slang term for someone with diabetes mellitus (DM). DM is derived from Greek/Latin root words meaning sweet runs through you, based on the fact that excess sugar ends up in the urine. People who loose the ability to make insulin or whose insulin fails to maintain proper sugar blood levels are diabetic.

Question 3

what r signs of a diabetic?

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diabetes: Diabetes is diagnosed by labwork measuring blood glucose levels. Symptoms typically include hunger, thirst, and urinary frequency.

Question 4

how do i know i am diabetic?

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In order to confirm : The diagnosis one would need a high fasting blood sugar and potential confirmation with glucose detected in the urine and elevated hgba1c.

Question 5

which is a diabetic complicn?

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Very varied: Diabetic complications are primary small and large vessel damage, kidney and ocular, cardiac and many other organs. Too complicated for a short fast answer.

Question 6

my daibetic is not in control?

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Need more info: Without knowing the type of diabetes, any other health issues, current treatment, diet, exercise, family history etc, it is difficult to provide meaningful suggestions. You should discuss the matter with your doctor to address all of these issues.

Question 7

can a diabetic eat chocolates?

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Diabetes: Most diabetes specialists will tell you that you can have and plan for 'celebration' days.  As long as your diabetes is well controlled and you know you will have more sugar on a given day you can plan for that with your other dietary choices and exercise intensity.

Question 8

how do i know if i'm diabetic?

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Blood tests: 2 simple blood tests can diagnose diabetes;
A  fasting glucose( blood sugar)nd a hemoglobin A1C
General symptoms pointing to diabetes are excessive eating, drinking of fluid, and urinating
Contact your doctor if you're concerned

Question 9

what should diabetic people eat?

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A diabetic diet: High protein, low carbohydrate diet.

Question 10

how do children become diabetic?

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Not Always Clear: It appears that there is usually a genetic predisposition which is triggered by something. There are specific viral infections that have been shown to trigger it.Obesity is also a known trigger.But in most cases the "cause" is unknown.

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