Types of Diabetes: Type 2
(Adult-onset diabetes/Noninsulin-dependent diabetes):
Type 2 diabetes, once called adult-onset diabetes or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. About 18.2 million people in the United States have diabetes and 90% - 95% of them have type 2. The other 5% - 10% accounts for type 1 diabetes.
People usually only develop type 2 diabetes after the age of 40. However, this form of diabetes is now being diagnosed in childhood. This used to be unheard of, but since obesity is rising in today's world, children are continuing to become overweight and are developing this form of the disease. The name of adult-onset diabetes is now called type 2 diabetes because it can occur at any age.
Type 2 diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a condition in which muscle, fat, and liver cells do not use insulin properly. During the beginning of this disease the pancreas is able to keep up with the resistance by producing more insulin. Within years, the pancreas loses the ability to secrete enough insulin in response to meals. In other words, the pancreas burns out and type 2 diabetes is full blown.
Type 2 diabetes, once called adult-onset diabetes or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. About 18.2 million people in the United States have diabetes and 90% - 95% of them have type 2. The other 5% - 10% accounts for type 1 diabetes.
People usually only develop type 2 diabetes after the age of 40. However, this form of diabetes is now being diagnosed in childhood. This used to be unheard of, but since obesity is rising in today's world, children are continuing to become overweight and are developing this form of the disease. The name of adult-onset diabetes is now called type 2 diabetes because it can occur at any age.
Type 2 diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a condition in which muscle, fat, and liver cells do not use insulin properly. During the beginning of this disease the pancreas is able to keep up with the resistance by producing more insulin. Within years, the pancreas loses the ability to secrete enough insulin in response to meals. In other words, the pancreas burns out and type 2 diabetes is full blown.
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Being overweight and inactive increases the chances of developing type 2 diabetes. About 80% of people with this form of diabetes are overweight. Genetic inheritance is also one of the major causes of type 2 diabetes. The disease is usually triggered by environmental factors such as obesity, poor eating habits, and lack of exercise. Treatment usually includes making wise food choices, being physically active, and in some cases taking special diabetic medication such as pills or insulin. Because of western dietary habits, it is likely that type 2 diabetes will reach epidemic proportions and will be present in 1 out of every 10 people in the years to come.
Some of the common symptoms of type 2 diabetes are fatigue, frequent urination and thirst, blurred vision, slow healing of wounds or infections, numbness in feet or legs, heart disease, and obesity. Type 2 diabetes is also usually diagnosed unexpectedly from routine blood work or from another condition.
