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Holiday gluttony can spell disaster for undiagnosed diabetics
11-20-2006 · EurekAlert!Hearty feasts and couch-potato marathons are holiday traditions, but UT Southwestern Medical Center experts warn that packing on pounds and not exercising could be deadly for the 6 million Americans who have diabetes and don't even know it.
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