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What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic, long-term condition that causes your blood glucose (sugar) to be high. If your blood sugar stays high over time, it can damage your blood vessels, nerves, and other organs.

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Up Next

  • Why is it important for people with diabetes to control their blood glucose?

  • What does the heart look like for a person living with diabetes?

  • Why is it important for people with diabetes to control their blood glucose?

  • How type 2 diabetes affects your organs

  • If I’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes, what should I know?

  • Controlling blood sugar and reaching A1C goals

  • What is prediabetes and what are the symptoms?

  • What you need to know about insulin

  • What is high blood pressure?

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