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Diabetes is caused due to___


A

unhealthy lifestyle

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microbial infection

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C

less intake of water

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the inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin

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Solution

The correct option is D

the inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin


Diabetes is a chronic disease in which body is unable to use blood sugar properly. Glucose comes from the food that we eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into our cells to give them energy. There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. In type 1 diabetes, our body does not make insulin while in type 2 diabetes our body does not use insulin well.


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