_______ is a metabolic disease in which blood sugar level increases abnormally.

Cancer

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Diabetes

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Hypertension

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Stunted growth

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Diabetes

Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the blood sugar level increases abnormally, over a prolonged period. Diabetes is either due to pancreas producing less insulin or cells of the body do not respond to insulin properly. Since the internal metabolism of the body is disturbed in this disease, it is called as a metabolic disease.

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