Informative Speech Outline On Diabetes

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Brent Robinson Diabetes is a growing epidemic. Most people know that diabetes is a disease that makes it hard for the person’s body to regulate their blood sugar. What most people don’t know is what exactly causes it. Contrary to many people’s beliefs, eating an extremely unhealthy food will not immediately give you diabetes. Also, eating a spoonful of sugar will not give you diabetes. Although being overweight does increase the risk of getting type 2

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