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Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by chronic elevation of glucose in the blood. It arises because the body is unable to produce enough insulin for its own needs, either because of impaired insulin secretion, impaired insulin action, or both. Diabetes affects some 300 million people worldwide, and is on the increase. Chronic exposure to high blood glucose is a leading cause of renal failure, visual loss and a range of other types of tissue damage. Diabetes also predisposes to arterial disease, not least because it is often accompanied by hypertension, lipid disorders and obesity. Many cases of diabetes and almost all of its unwanted long–term consequences potentially avoidable, but this will require intervention at societal as well as at a medical level. The present study aims to find out the life style disease to diabetic patients in Cuddalore town. A sample of 130 respondents selected randomly were studied. Primary data were collected by using a structured interview scheduled. All the respondents were asked some questions in the same fashion and they were informed the purpose of study. Percentage analysis, Cross tabulation and Chi-square test analysis were applied to test the hypotheses. The findings and observations are the result and outcome of the interpretations made during the study of analysis.

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