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Diabetes mellitus (IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/, /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/), often referred to simply as diabetes (Greek: διαβήτης), is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and abnormally high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) resulting from insufficient levels of the hormone insulin. The characteristic symptoms are excessive urine production (polyuria) due to high blood glucose levels, excessive thirst and increased fluid intake (polydipsia) attempting to compensate for increased urination, blurred vision due to high blood glucose effects on the eye's optics, unexplained weight loss, and lethargy. These symptoms are likely to be less apparent if the blood sugar is only mildly elevated.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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An Haitian police officer sits next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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An Haitian police officer sits next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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An Haitian police officer sits next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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An Haitian police officer sits next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu.

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