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Polyuria
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Excessive urine
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Polydipsia
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Excessive thirst
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Polyphagia
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Excessive hunger
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Insulin resistance
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Decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin that occurs in people who have type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Hypoglycemia
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Abnormally low blood sugar
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Somogyi phenomenon
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Excessive treatment of insulin causing hypoglycemia followed by a period of hyperglycemia
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Hyperglycemia
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Abnormally high blood sugar
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Ketoacidosis
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Ketones and blood glucose above 300 ml/dl; eating a large meal or snack and not taking insulin; fail to take insulin regularly
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Nephropathy
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Kidney disease; progressive that takes several yrs to develop after diagnosis of type 1 diabetes but present at diagnosis of 2
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Retinopathy
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Loss of thr functional retinal tissue in the eye due to microvasvular change; one of the leading causes of blindness
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Neuropathy
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Nerve damage; peipheral, autonomic
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Endogenous
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Insulin that is internally produced
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Euglycemia
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Blood glucose within normal range
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Exogenous
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Insulin coming from an external source
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Glycosuria
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Glucose in the urine
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