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diabetes
1. n. A group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin.
2. n. Diabetes insipidus, a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine.

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One of the biggest problems is that many of those trying to lose weight are obese people who are susceptible to diabetes.  Patients with coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension did not have their blood pressure measured often enough.

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