Diabetes Symptoms

Accounting for over ninety percent of all cases, type 2 diabetes is the type most frequently diagnosed. Insulin is a hormone that makes energy from sugar and other foods we eat. The first stage of diabetes is insulin resistance. When the body stops producing or properly using insulin, we develop diabetes. As the body’s requirements for insulin increases, the pancreas stops making it. While genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise are believed to be key, the exact cause is unknown. Type 2 diabetes self management plans then become a necessary control measure.

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