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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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In diabetes, pollution is thought to reduce insulin production and trigger inflammation, preventing the body from converting blood glucose into energy that the body needs to maintain health. million new diabetes cases globally in 2016—about 14% of all new diabetes cases globally that year. In the US, the EPA’s PM 2.5

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