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Diabetes and Insulin - Types of Insulin and Diabetes

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Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are conditions in which the body lacks a normal supply of insulin to remove glucose from the blood. This creates two problems: high blood glucose levels and a depletion of stored glucose, the body’s major fuel source. A health care professional is probably the best person to help a patient assess whether he or she needs insulin.

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