"sugar sickness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sugar + sickness, in reference to type 2 diabetes often being caused by a prolonged high-sugar diet, and that people with diabetes have chronic hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sugar|sickness}} sugar + sickness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sugar sickness (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa, otherwise archaic) Diabetes; especially type 2 diabetes. Wikipedia link: hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes Tags: South-Africa, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sugar_sickness-en-noun-7k2-tqzK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, South African English
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