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Diabetes Type 2 Ages You By 15 Years

If you develop diabetes type 2 you are likely to suffer from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems 15 years earlier than somebody who does not have diabetes type 2, according to scientists from the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada. You can read about this study in the journal The Lancet.According to Dr. [click link for full article]

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