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Diabetes, Stroke, and Heart Attack Diabetes, stroke, and heart attack are some of the leading causes or death. They affect many people a year including me. I have had many people in my family that have suffered from these diseases. There are many ways to prevent these things from happening to you. Diabetes is the number 6 leading cause of death in the United States. It is also known as non-insulin dependent or adult onset diabetes. It is very common in overweight people who are older than 40 years old and are not active. Diabetes occurs when there isn’t enough insulin in your body. Insulin is the chemical in the body that helps sugar enter the cells. Some of the symptoms of diabetes are blurred vision, fatigue, being hungry a lot, losing feeling in your feet, the loss of weight, sores that take a long time to heal, dry skin, and being very thirsty. There is no cure for Type 2 diabetes but you can get it under control. Most impo