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DIABETES

The loss of a loved one may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, the version of the disease that usually appears in middle age.

A Danish study in 2005 showed mothers who had lost a child in the previous 18 years were 41 per cent more likely to end up being treated in hospital for diabetes than mothers who had not.

Scientists believe chronic high levels of cortisol damage the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin -- the substance which controls blood sugar.

Complications of type 2 diabetes can be serious and include poor circulation, sight loss, heart or kidney disease and miscarriage.