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Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes develops when the body can still make some insulin, but not enough, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly (known as insulin resistance). In most cases this is linked with being overweight. This type of diabetes usually appears in people over the age of 40, though in South Asian and African-Caribbean people often appears after the age of 25. However, recently, more children are being diagnosed with the condition, some as young as seven. Type 2 diabetes is the most common of the two main types and accounts for between 85 - 95% of all people with diabetes.

There are currently over 2.3 million people with diabetes in the UK and there are more than half a million people with diabetes who have the condition and don’t know it.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use sugar. Sugar is the basic fuel for the cells in the body, and insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can cause two problems:

Right away, your cells may be starved for energy.
Over time, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart.

Finding out you have diabetes is scary. But don't panic! Diabetes is serious, but people with diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives. You can too by taking good care of yourself.

Diabetes is a disease that impairs the body's ability to use food. The hormone insulin, which is made in the pancreas, helps the body to use food for energy. In people with diabetes, either the pancreas doesn't make insulin or the body cannot use insulin properly. Without insulin, glucose - the body's main energy source - builds up in the blood.

Some of the symptoms of type 2 diabetes are the same as those for type 1 diabetes:

frequent urination
excessive thirst and hunger
dramatic weight loss
irritability
weakness and fatigue
and nausea and vomiting.

Some other symptoms of type 2 diabetes may include:

recurring or hard-to-heal skin
gum, or bladder infections
blurred vision
tingling or numbness in hands or feet
and itchy skin

Unlike type 1 diabetes, symptoms for type 2 diabetes usually occur gradually over months or even years, and some people with type 2 diabetes have symptoms that are so mild they go unnoticed.
The causes of diabetes are still a mystery, but researchers have discovered that being overweight can trigger the onset of diabetes because excess fat prevents insulin from working properly.
Type 2 diabetes is treated with exercise and an individual meal plan designed by you and your doctor to help you maintain a healthy weight and keep your blood glucose levels in check and avoid complications.
If diet and exercise alone do not lower your blood glucose levels, diabetes pills, insulin, or both may be needed in addition to diet and exercise. Although diabetes cannot be cured, it can be treated. With family support, daily care, and proper treatment, you can lead a healthy, active life.

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