Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, formerly called non-insulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common, affecting 90-95% of the 26 million Americans with diabetes. In this article, you will learn about the basics of type 2 diabetes, including symptoms and causes, as well as the understanding of type 2 diabetes in children.

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Different people with type 1 diabetes, people with type 2 diabetes produce insulin, but either the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body can not make full use of insulin. This is called insulin resistance. Without enough insulin or the insulin is not used, as it should be (sugar), glucose can not enter the cells of the body. When the level of glucose in the blood instead of going into the cell, the establishment of the cells of the body not being able to function correctly. Other issues related to the accumulation of glucose in the blood, such as:

Damage to the body. Over time, high glucose levels in the blood may damage the nerves and small blood vessels in the eyes, kidneys and heart, and susceptible to atherosclerosis (hardening) of the large blood vessels, may lead to heart attack and stroke in a person.
Dehydration. The accumulation of sugar in the blood can lead to increased urine. When the kidneys lose glucose through the urine, a large amount of water is also lost, causing dehydration.
Diabetic coma (hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma). When a person with type 2 diabetes has become severe dehydration or too ill to drink enough fluids to offset fluid loss can develop these life-threatening complications.


Type 2 diabetes in children

More and more children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Understanding children, diagnosis and treatment of WebMD article on type 2 diabetes symptoms of type 2 diabetes in children. If your child is at risk of diabetes in children, it is important to understand the specific care skills to help prevent diabetes.

For more details, please see the items WebMD children with type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes has been achieved?

Anyone can get type 2 diabetes. However, the increased risk of these diseases are those that

More than 45
Obese or overweight
Having gestational diabetes
Relatives of people with type 2 diabetes
Pre-diabetes
Inactive
Low HDL cholesterol or high triglycerides
Have high blood pressure
Members of certain racial or ethnic groups
Type 2 diabetes is the cause?

Although this is the most common type of diabetes type 1, type 2 diabetes is less well known. This is probably caused by a variety of factors, rather than a single item.

Type 2 diabetes can be hereditary, inherited or the identity of a single genetic factor is not know the exact nature of how.

For more details, see WebMD article type 2 diabetes reasons.

What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

In many cases, people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms of the symptoms of type 2 diabetes develop, they may vary from person to person, and may include:

Increased thirst
Increased hunger (especially after eating)
Dry mouth
Nausea, occasional vomiting
Frequent urination
Fatigue (feeling of weakness, tiredness)
Blurred vision
Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
Frequent skin, urinary tract or vaginal infections
Slow healing of ulcers
On rare occasions, a person can be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after a diabetic coma at the hospital.

For more details, see WebMD article type 2 diabetes symptoms.

Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed?

To be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, your doctor will check your blood abnormalities (blood sugar) in a fasting glucose test random blood, or 2-hour glucose tolerance test glucose test is called . Or you can take a blood test called hemoglobin A1C reflects that in the last 2-3 days of average blood glucose. In addition, he or she can find in urine glucose or ketones.

For details, see the diabetes diagnosis WebMD.

The complications associated with type 2 diabetes

If your type 2 diabetes is not well controlled, there are a number of serious or life-threatening problems, you may experience, including:

Retinopathy. For people with type 2 diabetes may have been related to the abnormality of the eye of developing diabetes. Over time, more and more people are initially eye-related diseases develop some form of eye problems. It is important to control blood sugar, but blood pressure and cholesterol, and to prevent progression of ocular disease. Fortunately, most significant visual acuity decreased.
Impaired renal function. Increased risk of kidney disease, which means that as time passes, the more time you have, the greater your risk of developing diabetes. This significant risk of complications of severe renal failure early diagnosis and treatment.
Poor blood circulation and nerve damage. Damage to the blood vessels can lead to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, and peripheral arterial disease. Damage to nerves and hardening of the arteries lead to a reduction of sensation in the feet and poor blood circulation. This can lead to an increased risk of infection greater difference ulcer healing, and therefore significantly increases the risk of amputation. Nerve damage can lead to digestive problems such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
For more information, please refer to the WebMD article, and prevention of diabetes complications.



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