Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way the body processes alcohol and sugar. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body glucose i.e blood sugar is too high . In Type 2 Diabetes, the body system does not make enough insulin or does not use insulin well causing excess glucose to remain in the blood.
Type 2 diabetes does not have a specific he range that it happens to but it occurs mostly in older People.
Up to 95% of people with diabetes have Type 2 diabetes.
When Type 2 Diabetes is uncontrolled, it can lead to chronically high blood sugar level which can cause several symptoms.
When you have type 2 diabetes, your body becomes resistant to insulin and no longer uses the hormone effectively.
Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas (an organ located between your stomach). Insulin acts as the key that opens the cell wall which allows glucose to enter your body cells.
Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes include:
- Fatigue
- Unexplained weight loss
- Wounds take time to heal
- Increase in hunger
- Increase in the thirst
- Frequent urination
- Blurred vision
Risk factors of diabetes are:
- Age (from 45 above)
- Hereditary
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- Large waist size
Diabetes when untreated can lead to:
- Kidney disease
- Eye disease
- Foot problem
- Heart disease
- Dental and gum disease
Diabetes can be managed checking sugar level regularly and being faithful to drugs and prescribed habits.
– Limiting calories
– Loosing weight
– Eating food rich in fiber and healthy carbohydrate
– Eat at regular intervals
– work with a dietitian.
A diabetic patient should avoid foods heavy in saturated or trans fat, processed meat,margarine, foods high in sugar, highly processed snacks.
