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What happens to the pancreas when you have diabetes?

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Dr. Dr Yusuf Mohammad

Dr Yusuf Mohammad

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If your cells become too resistant to insulin, it leads to elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia), which, over time, leads to prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

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