Which is a bigger contributor to type 1 and 2 diabetes?

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Dr Mubarak Parveez B

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Diabetes is condition for which exact cause is unknown. But being unhealthy interms of obesity and other comorbid conditions increase the risk of developing diabetes, there are other causes such as family history/ presence of autoantibodies/ polycystic ovarian syndrome etc which increase the risk.

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Answered 04/07/2025

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