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Type 2 Diabetes
by Jim Bruce
Type 2 diabetes is the type of diabetes that most commonly occurs in people. With this condition, your pancreas will not produce as much insulin necessary for your body or your body's cells do not recognize the insulin created by your pancreas.
Insulin is necessary for you because it is the substance that brings the glucose to your cells so they can create energy. If the insulin malfunctions, glucose builds up in your blood and is not distributed to your cells. Your body's cells will be starved without the necessary glucose thus creating problems for your body in the form of disease and sicknesses.
Type 2 Diabetes: The Complications
Having type 2 diabetes can result to complications that affect your heart, nerves, kidneys and your eyes. These conditions may be due to a combination of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, known as hypertension. The glucose in your blood stream eventually builds up in the arterial walls, thus causing the arteries and blood vessels to narrow and restrict blood flow. This can result in heart disease, heart attacks or strokes.
Type 2 Diabetes: What Are the Signs?
Type 2 diabetes can be easily recognized if you are vigilant regarding the symptoms of diabetes. The signs of type 2 diabetes include an extraordinary thirst, frequent urination, frequent drinking of fluids, fatigue, blurry vision, numbness or tingling sensation of the extremities plus many others. Some of the early signs of type 2 diabetes are difficult to notice because they are not what are considered, unusual.
Usually, the very first symptom of type 2 diabetes is an elevated blood sugar level found by your physician during a yearly physical. After your diagnosis, you can monitor your blood sugar level by testing your blood. The test just requires a small amount of blood to be placed in a device which measures your blood sugar level.
Type 2 Diabetes: Who Can Get Diabetes?
People most affected by type 2 diabetes are usually those with specific ethnic backgrounds coming from American Indians, Pacific Islanders, Hispanic and Afro-Caribbean. But anymore, through interracial marriages almost anybody can have diabetes because most of us come from different races. It really isn't race sensitive. Anyone can get diabetes.
Although genetic factors were the leading cause of diabetes in the past, anymore there are other factors that can cause type 2 diabetes. Poor diet and excessive consumption of "refined foods" leading to obesity accounts for more and more cases of diabetes. High blood pressure and lack of exercise increase your chances of developing this disease.
The early detection of pre-diabetes or full blown diabetes can help you manage and control your condition. This will also help to prevent or lessen the risk of the serious complications borne from the type 2 diabetes.
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The information in this Diabetes section has been taken from a number of sources. It is meant to give you information about certain medicines, but it does not cover all of the possible uses, warnings, side effects, or interactions with other medicines and vitamin or herbal supplements.
This information should not be used as medical advice for individual medical problems. Please talk to your doctor, health professional, and/or your pharmacist for prescription or treatment instructions. |
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