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Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes, your body either does not make enough insulin or cannot use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood. Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
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A flexible tube that is inserted through the urethra and into the bladder to drain urine from the bladder into a bag or container.
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The urinary tract includes the kidneys, bladder and the tubes that help carry urine through the urinary tract and out of the body. Most often, infections occur in the bladder and lower urinary tract. Antibiotics are the usual treatment.
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