Type 2 diabetes: a long term metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar,

insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.

Insulin is secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas in response to high blood sugar,
although a low level of insulin is always secreted by the pancreas. After a meal, the
amount of insulin in the blood increases as the blood glucose rises. Likewise, as blood
glucose falls, insulin secretion by the pancreatic islet beta cells decreases.
Treatments: diet, weight control, physical activity, controlling insulin and blood sugar
levels,acarbose (Precose),and miglitol (Glyset).
Who it affects: Diabetes can affect anyone but your chance of getting it goes up as you
get older. Family history is a factor. Race doesn't matter but African Americans, Mexican
Americans, American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans
have a higher risk for diabetes because the population in each race is more likely to be
overweight. Men are more likely to get diabetes. Although a woman's chance go up after
menopause it is still not as high as for men.
Symptoms: excessive thirst frequent or increased urination, especially at night, excessive
hunger, fatigue, blurry vision, sores or cuts that wont heal,feeling very hungry - even
though you are eating, tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet
How diabetes affects the body.
Diabetes is diagnosed when your blood sugar is too high. Since blood flows to every part
of your body, high blood sugar can result in a number of health problems. If you have
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or both it increases the risk of developing
complications like heart disease, eye disease, kidney disease,nerve damage,and stroke.
However if your blood sugar is too high, hypoglycemia, can be a medical emergency.
People who are on medication that increase the bodys insulin levels are at risk for low
blood sugar.

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