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Health Advice on Diabetes Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders involving the endocrine system. It is not a sexually transmitted disease and so please don't worry it will not be transferred to your partner in any way. Even if a person is being kissed it can not be transferred because diabetes is a not a contagious disorder which can not be transferred via saliva or other body fluids like contact with semen, vaginal secretions or even blood.
Insulin is a hormone produced by pancreas which is required in the absorption of glucose be each cell in the body for energy. In diabetes this hormone is either produced in very low amounts or not produced at all. This in turn leads to accumulation of glucose in the blood leading to high blood glucose levels. Persistent high levels of glucose in the blood can create complications over the period of time involving the eyes, kidneys, and nerves. So it can harm your own body when appropriate care is not taken with diabetes, but it can not harm your partner or any other person in close contact with you in any way. Learn to manage your diabetes with the combination of proper prescribed medication, diet and exercise to avoid any complications for yourself.
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