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What is the defination of diabetic?
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Diabetic: Diabetic is a term describing patients with abnormal blood sugar metabolism, most commonly high blood sugar, from either a complete lack of Insulin production, or an abnormal response to Insulin produced. Diabetics suffer complications over time due to the abnormal sugar levels.
Answered 6/25/2014
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