Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a definitely a lifestyle disease because a little reshuffle in how you eat and your level of physical activity can definitely help to prevent the onset of this dreaded condition. Guess diabetes mellitus used to affect mainly the rich since they were the ones with the cash to splash and buy all the exotic foods, eat to their hearts content and refuse to break a sweat (to do physical exercise). Hope you dont think that way thinking that way would only cause you to put your health at risk. Most of us need to leave the television alone and go do some physical activity - easing off the junk foods would also be a good idea. One of my dads sisters was diagnosed with pre diabetes mellitus. Her doctor gave her the opportunity to make a few dietary changes and some physical activity plan and her pre diabetes was reversed. Some people are predisposed to having diabetes but it is normally triggered by some environmental factors like being a couch potato. Even though some people are predisposed to diabetes if you take good care of your health by eating right, doing some exercise (say for about half hour per day) you could eliminate the trigger that would cause the diabetes to develop. Others may develop diabetes mellitus no matter what they do but a good lifestyle will also benefit them. Type 2 diabetes is definitely a chronic lifelong disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. This type of diabetes (diabetes mellitus type 2) is responsible for about ninety percent (90%) of all cases of diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes in a nut shell is when the body does not respond properly to the insulin produced by the body. Insulin is a hormone produced by the beta cells in the pancreas. Its main function is to work as gate keepers for the cells and muscle tissues in the body. When the glucose levels rise in the blood it opens the door for the glucose (sugar) in the blood. Glucose is the fuel the cells and muscle tissues in the body needs to function properly. In summary, insulin is needed by the body to move glucose (blood sugar) from the blood stream into the different cells and muscle tissue, where it is used for energy. The other side of the story is this: if glucose does not get into the cells, the body cannot use it for energy. This will definitely result in too much glucose floating around in the blood, causing the symptoms of diabetes. Type two diabetes mellitus can be caused also by the pancreas not producing enough of the insulin hormone in the quantity that is needed by the body.
Type two diabetes usually occurs with obesity Insulin resistance is another term for type two diabetes mellitus. Diet and exercise can reduce your risk of developing diabetes Diets simply means eating sensible not starving People who are overweight have a higher risk of insulin resistance, because fat interferes with the body's ability to use insulin. Type two diabetes usually occurs gradually over months or years. Most people with the disease are overweight at the time of diagnosis. Type 2 diabetes mellitus can also develop in those who are slim.
As a result on not being able to use the insulin produced properly the body does not get the needed energy to function properly. Therefore the body is starved of energy while the blood if filled with the much needed glucose. Whenever this happen, the diabetics is considered to be suffering from hyperglycaemia. Many people with insulin resistance or type ii diabetes have hyperglycaemia and high blood insulin levels at the same time before being diagnosed. This is like two people is love and desperate for each other but no one is stepping up to make initial contact. Well not quite but you get the picture.
Excessive Thirst Excessive Urination Increased appetite for food Fatigue and the feeling of wanting to sleep all the time Frequent night-time visits to the toilet 3 to 4 times per night Increased blood pressure Blurred vision sometimes Unexplained weight loss He had weight gain in the early days Did I say thirsty? Definitely like a siphon...fluids in fluids out Little stuff my dad could have done to prevent the onset of type ii diabetes - they definitely work because they were some of the things my dads sister did to reverse her pre diabetes symptoms: Eat more regularly but in smaller portions Eat mainly foods with high nutritional value easy on the cakes. Consider going on a diet to lose the excess weight (I wouldnt like it either) Exercise more or just do about 30 minutes of physical activities per day Reduce the intake of simple carbohydrate Snack on mainly healthy fruits and vegetables taking into account natural sugars Taking the oral diabetic medication prescribed by the doctor
Inactivity, poor diet, and excess body weight (especially around the waist) significantly increase the risk type two diabetes. Other risk factors include: Age greater than 45 years Low HDL cholesterol or high LDL (Bad) Cholesterol High blood pressure History of gestational diabetes Previously identified impaired glucose tolerance by your doctor Race/ethnicity (African Americans, African Caribbean, South Asian, Hispanic Americans, and others all have high rates of diabetes) If you are at risk it is important to get checked by your healthcare professional. Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes Type2 diabetes can be detected with a blood test to measure the level of glucose in the blood. This might be a fasting glucose test, which is taken after fasting for at least eight hours but tend to be done in the morning after fasting overnight, or a random glucose test, which can be carried out at any time. You may have another type of blood sugar test called a glucose tolerance test. This measures how your blood sugar changes over time after you swallow a sugary drink. You need to fast overnight before having this test.
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