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Diagnostic Automation, Inc.
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Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the U.S. It affects an estimated 16 million Americans, about one third of them do not even know they have the disease. The causes of diabetes are not precisely known, but both genetic and environmental factors play a significant role. The disease is marked by deficiencies in the body’s ability to produce and properly use insulin. The most common forms of diabetes are type 1, in which the body’s ability to produce insulin is destroyed, and type 2, in which the body is resistant to insulin even though some amount of insulin may be
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