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What percentage of people with diabetes can't make insulin?
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5-10% are type 1: 90-95 % of diabetic patients are type 2, meaning that they make insulin, but still have high sugar levels. Most type 2 diabetes is due to obesity. 20% are undiagnosed.
Answered 2/14/2017
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