Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period. The underlying problem is the lack of insulin production as in Type 1 or the lack of availability of active insulin metabolism in Type 2. Both require management of blood sugar through ongoing monitoring, diet modification, medications and exercise.
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