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How do u get diabeties. can u be healthy & just get it? how would u feel?
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You can be: Healthy ;'get it( you think u are till it shows up)- main symptoms, thirst, hunger, frequency of urination - see pcp if u have these symptoms, particularly if you are over weight.
Answered 9/28/2016
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