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Control Understanding
Blood Sugar Diabetes
People with diabetes are at The carbohydrates and Type II Diabetes
higher risk of developing sugars in food and
cardiovascular disease. drinks turns into
glucose (sugar) in the
Diabetes leads to calcium
deposition in blood vessels stomach and digestive
system. Glucose then
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vessels and increasing the
risk of heart disease.
Diabetics often have Insulin is a hormone
additional risk factors, made in the pancreas
such as high blood that helps the body
pressure and high cells take up glucose
cholesterol. from blood and lower
blood sugar levels.
