What is Type 2 diabetes?

What is Type 2 diabetes?

With type 2 diabetes, the disease and the symptoms usually gradually (a few weeks or months). This is because in type 2 diabetes, the insulin (in contrast to diabetes mellitus type 1). Develop diabetes, because:

* It does not produce enough insulin for your needs of the body, O
* The cells in your body insulin properly. It is the so-called insulin resistance. "The cells in your body more resistant to a normal level of insulin. So you need more insulin than you normally do to blood sugar, or
* A combination of these two reasons.

Type 2 diabetes, for the names of the beginning of maturity, or insulin dependent diabetes. Developed mainly in people over 40 years (but sometimes in small). In the United Kingdom, about 3 100 persons older than 40 and about 10 100 persons older than 65 years, have type 2 diabetes. It is more common in people who are overweight or obese. It has also run in families. It is also more common in South Asia and Africa-Caribbean people (often in development before the age of 40 years in this group).

What is Type 1 diabetes effected?

For Type 1 diabetes the beta cells in the pancreas repeatedly to insulin. The disease and the symptoms quickly (for days or weeks), because the insulin in the blood is very low. Type 1 diabetes, for the names of minors, too early, or insulin-dependent diabetes. Normally, the first increase in children or young adults. Type 1 diabetes with insulin injections and diet.

The rest of this brochure refers only to the type-2-diabetes.

What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

The four symptoms are:

* For a great thirst of the time.
* Spending, the large amounts of urine.
* Fatigue.
* The weight loss.

The reasons you have a large quantity of urine, thirst and is converted into glucose in urine leakage by as "out" extra water by the kidneys.

The symptoms can opt for a gradual, which can be used to thirst and fatigue. You may not realize that you're sick for some time. Some people also have a vision, frequent infections repeatedly, as the throttle. But some people with type 2 diabetes without symptoms, when the blood sugar level is too high. But even if you do not have symptoms, you should always be a treatment to reduce the risk of complications.