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Diabetes is a chronic condition marked by abnormally high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. People with diabetes either do not produce enough insulin – a hormone produced by the pancreas that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life – or cannot use the insulin that their bodies produce. As a result, glucose builds up in the bloodstream. If left untreated, diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney disease, nerve disease, heart disease, and stroke.
Diabetes Lead Body
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Diabetes UK – Research
Diabetes UK are the UK’s leading charitable funder of diabetes research. They improve lives through pioneering research into all forms of diabetes and diabetes-related complications. The work they support helps them understand the causes of diabetes, bring about life-changing breakthroughs in care, treatment and prevention and bring them closer to a cure. In 2017 they invested over £6.7 million in diabetes research and agreed to support 38 new studies. View Diabetes Evidence Source 1 – Diabetes UK – Research for more information.