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Diabetes - Type 2

Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes symptoms | Prevention of diabetes | Diabetes treatment

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goodtoknow says: Diabetes is a hormone disorder. It happens when you have too much sugar (glucose) in your blood. Symptoms include raging thirst and going to the loo a lot. There are two main types of diabetes. Type 1 is often diagnosed in childhood and can be treated with insulin injections. Type 2 is most common in adults although it's beginning to occur in children too, and can be linked with overweight, sedentary lifestyles. It can sometimes be controlled by diet and lifestyle changes, or with tablets. Diabetes treatments are very successful and most diabetics lead full normal lives.

For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of diabetes from patient.co.uk, read on.

Type 2 diabetes occurs mainly in people aged over 40. The 'first-line' treatment is diet, weight control and physical activity. If the blood glucose level remains high despite these measures, then tablets to reduce the blood glucose level are usually advised. Insulin injections are needed in some cases. Other treatments include reducing blood pressure if it is high, and other measures to reduce the risk of complications.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes mellitus (just called diabetes from now on) occurs when the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood becomes higher than normal. There are two main types of diabetes - Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.