Diabetes mellitus Type 2 develops on adult and is a chronic condition. People with Type 2 diabetes will develop resistance to insulin. Either their body will not produce any insulin or their body metabolism changes its way of breaking down sugars. There is no cure for this chronic disorder and medications are given for controlling the symptoms. Nowadays Type 2 diabetes is increasingly prevalent in children due to childhood obesity.
It begins as slow process in young children. Over time, there will be high sugar level in your blood affecting the nerves and blood vessels causing more complications.
Symptoms :
There will be increased thirst since excess of sugar builds up in your bloodstream. It can also cause frequent urination for the same reason. The sugar particles may not move into your cells and you may feel tired due to depletion of energy. This can cause increased hunger drive which will make you to eat more. Some of the other symptoms of Type 2 diabetes are fatigue, weight loss, blurred vision, and slow healing of wounds or sores. Many people in pre-diabetic stage will have dark patches on their skin more particularly in the neck and armpits which is an indication of insulin resistance.
Who are at risk?
People who are middle aged, obese, having family history of diabetes, having blood pressure or cholesterol and who lead a sedentary lifestyle are prone to develop Type 2 diabetes.
Causes :
Being overweight and lack of any physical exercise are the two main causes for getting Type 2 diabetes. According to the report given by CDC 95% of the diabetic patients in the USA are obese. The body develops resistance to insulin which means the system fails to respond to normal insulin level in people affected with diabetes. Pancreas may not secrete enough amounts of insulin for some people and for others it produces absolutely no insulin at all. As a result, the sugar starts piling up in the bloodstream developing diabetes.