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Diabetes is a disease in which a disorder of
the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
prevents the body producing the hormone
insulin, so that sugars cannot be used
properly. Treatment is by strict dietary
control and oral or injected insulin,
depending on the type of diabetes.
Subject by: Darren Wells