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Article: Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
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- New Straits Times
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- August 3, 2003
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New Straits Times
08-03-2003
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Edition: 2*
Section: Science
YOU can help prevent diabetes by lowering your cardiovascular risk factors.
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"I'm coming to 58," she finally declares as she lowers her oversized body onto the sofa.
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She wheezes a little and says, "I'm sorry but I haven't been feeling very well. It's my heart. My doctor says that, ...