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Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or cannot properly use insulin.
This is the most common type. Nearly 95% of people with diabetes have type 2.
As you now, sugar is the basic fuel for the cells in the body, and insulin leads the sugar from the
blood into the cells. When insulin level in not satisfactory to perform this task, glucose builds up in the blood instead
of going into cells. This condition causes two problems:
- Instantly, your cells may be starved for energy.
- For a long period, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart.
Before people get type 2 diabetes, they usually go through a prediabetic stage in which they have what is
called impaired fasting glucose (IFG). In people having this condition, blood sugar levels are over than normal level
but not high enough to say they have diabetes. People who have IFG have a high risk of getting diabetes.
They also are more likely to have a heart attack.
At risk for getting impaired fasting glucose and diabetes
If any of the following are true, you are at risk for getting IFG or diabetes:
- You are overweight or obese.
- You have a diabetic tradition in your family, a parent, brother or sister who has diabetes.
- You were diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy or had a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds at birth.
- You belong to any of the following ethnic groups: Latin American, Native American, African American, or Asian/Pacific Islander.
- You have high blood pressure (above 140/90 mm Hg).
- Your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level (“good” cholesterol) is less than 40 mg per dL (for men) or less than
50 mg per dl (for women), or your triglyceride level is higher than 250 mg per dL.
If you want to lower the risk of getting diabetes the best solution is to make serious changes in your lifestyle.
You must loose the excess of weight, you must to be very active as any physical activity of any kind can help
If left untreated, it may result in blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations.
With treatment and health care support any diabetic can have a long life.
You can lower your risk of getting diabetes by making changes in your lifestyle. If you are overweight, losing weight can help. Losing weight also will lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
NOTE: The Information on this site is provided for information only, and is not meant to substitute for
the advice of your own physician or other medical professional.
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