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This is the most common type of this disease and although it usually occurs in adults, over the recent years it has been seen in children and adolescents. As opposed to type 1 Diabetes, in this type of the disease the body produces insulin, but not enough or the body does not respond to its effects, resulting in a build-up of glucose in the blood.
It might take years until the symptoms are recognized or visible, a period during which the body is continuously damaged by excess blood glucose. The causes for type 2 diabetes are: ethnicity, increasing age, poor diet, physical inactivity, poor nutrition during pregnancy, family history of diabetes or obesity.
People with type 2 diabetes do not need daily insulin injections, but insulin may be prescribed with the oral medication, besides increased physical activity and a healthy diet. The number of people suffering of type 2 diabetes is in a continuous increase and some of the factor blamed for this are dietary changes, ageing populations, increasing urbanization, economic development, changes in lifestyles and reduced physical activity.
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What conditions are treated with antidiabetic drugs?
Treatment of type I diabetes.type II diabetes.help control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes).
What are the types of diabetes?
type I and type II
What are the symptoms that distinguish between type I and type II diabetes?
Type II diabetes symptoms tend to be more severe than thype I.
Regular exercise may prevent the onset of what type of diabetes?
Type II diabetes
Does B.B. King have diabetes?
Yes, he does. B.B. King has Type II diabetes.
What is the author's view about type 2 diabetes?
Type II diabetes is increasing each year, and health officials are not sure what to do.Type II diabetes is increasing each year, and health officials are not sure what to do.
Is diabetes type 2 a disease or a disorder?
insulin resistance disorder
How does the first stage of diabetes affect second stage of diabetes?
The first stage of diabetes is called Type I or juvenile diabetes, whereas the second stage is called Type II, which generally occurs to persons of the age group of 30 onwards. While Type I diabetes can be controlled, Type II diabetes persists throughout life, affecting other organs of the body.
What is glyburide?
A medication to treat Diabetes Type II
Which one of the following choices is the best way to control type II diabetes?
The best ways to control type II diabetes is adopting a healthy diet and exercising.
This condition is characterized by insulin resistance of the fat cells?
Diabetes Mellitus (Type II Diabetes)
What fact does the author use to support the idea that the cause of the increase in type II diabetes among young people is that they are overweight?
Scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85% of the children who are diagnosed with type II diabetes are overweight.
