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Diabetes Type 2 Information
- Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. With Type 1 Diabetes, insulin is generally not produced in the body at all. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage such as eye and kidney damage...
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Causes of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes tends to run in families, but can develop in people no family history. Risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include high blood pressure, high blood triglycerides, gestational diabetes (diabetes related to pregnancy), a high fat diet, a lack of exercise, and being overweight. While anyone can develop type 2 diabetes, it is more common among African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and Japanese Americans. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes rises after age 45, and rises still more after age 65.
Treating Type 2 DiabetesTreatment for Type 2 diabetes often revolves around lifestyle changes, such as regular exercise for weight loss and cardiovascular health, and diet changes to ensure proper carbohydrate consumption to help with optimal glucose production. If glucose levels are too high at the time of diagnosis, however, the health care professional may prescribe medications such as Metformin and Byetta to help regulate glucose levels. Patients almost always manage their diabetes by checking glucose levels daily, or more often if recommended by a health care professional.
Type 2 Diabetes Resources and Support
No two patients are alike, and DailyStrength's online support groups provide an excellent avenue for chatting with others who have diabetes to discover a wide range of coping techniques that might work for you, and to get positive encouragement. You can also read all treatment reviews, post your own experiences in your wellness journal, and set goals for yourself such as keeping your triglycerides or blood pressure down, or changing specific things in your diet. Your DailyStrength friends can support you all along the way.
If you have just been diagnosed with diabetes, you may want to look at these very informative resources from other sites, and discuss them in Daily Strength?s diabetes forums:
* Interactive tutorial on diabetes from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive Disorders and Kidneys
* Harvard School of Public Health's Diabetes page
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View Top Diabetes Type 2 Answers at sharecare.com
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Posted in Heart Attack by Lee Trask on Apr 25, 2013
Last week I wrote about the predisposition in my family for heart
disease, and the fact that I have been on medication for sky-high
cholesterol since I was nine. The most common family of drugs used
to treat high cholesterol are called statins, and they are very
effective for people who do not respond well to a modified diet and
exercise alone
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Posted in Obesity by Dr. Jeremy F. Shapiro on Apr 23, 2013
During the course of my well-child-care visits (AKA physicals), I
often bring up the topic of portion control with patients (pending
their age if appropriate) and their parents/caregivers. And often I
will discover that many children and parents don’t realize how
large an impact dietary portions play on the child’s overall
health. Yes, most
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Disappointed but not surprised. That was my initial reaction when I
heard about a judge’s 11th hour ruling to strike down a ban in
selling those large sugary drinks in New York City restaurants,
movie theaters, and other food service businesses a day before it
was to take effect. I was disappointed that here was another detour
in our nation’s
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