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I don't think Diabetes per se is a disease. I'd argue that it's a set of symptoms resulting from a set of different diseases or conditions - i.e. an autoimmune disease that has killed the beta cells, a metabolic condition that has resulted in insulin resistance and high blood glucose levels or the loss of the pancreas.I'm actually more uncomfortable with D being called a disease (which is accurate), rather than a condition (which is also accurate, and which i prefer), but would never make an issue out of that, either.
In and of its own, saying "I'm a diabetic" is saying "Without medication, I would suffer high blood glucose levels, become very ill and most likely die quickly". But it isn't actually, by definition, a disease!