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Type1 diabetes can consider themselves "diabetic".patients with type 2 diabetes are not "diabetic", they should work to get rid of it. agree or not?
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Genetic contribution: there is great genetic contribution to type 1 than type 2 diabetes. of course people should work to manage type 2 diabetes, but it is not just a disease because of lifestyle.
Answered 11/27/2017
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