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What is diabetes?

It is a chronic disease , it occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces .In 2012 this disease was the direct cause of 1.5 million of deaths. In 2014,8.5% of adults aged 18 years and older had this disease.There are 2 types of this disease, the 1st type is characterised by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin.

The 2nd type comprises the majority of people with diabetes around the world, and is largely caused by the result, it excess body

body weight and physical inactivity