{"id":281,"date":"2025-11-15T08:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paychequidity.com\/diabetes\/?p=281"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:10:40","slug":"what-is-diabetes-2-minute-guide-diabetes-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paychequidity.com\/diabetes\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"What Is Diabetes? | 2 Minute Guide | Diabetes UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wZAjVQWbMlE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We have a more recent video on this topic. View it here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZLOjD5IfUyU<\/p>\n<p>3.8 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, but a lot of people still don&#8217;t know what diabetes is.<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes is a serious, lifelong condition where your blood glucose level is too high.  <\/p>\n<p>There are two main types, Type 1 and Type 2. 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