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Endocrine glands control and co-ordinate the body functions through secreting certain chemical messengers called hormones. Due to certain physiological reasons, the blood glucose level of otherwise normal persons increases.
Give the possible cause for the increases in blood glucose level.

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The possible cause of increase in blood glucose level is either because there is an insufficient amount of insulin in the body or the body cannot use insulin well leading to diabetics.
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