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    Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease.Type 2 diabetes is really common.What is type 2 diabetes‚Symptoms‚and how to control it are some of the most asked questions. What is type 2 diabetes?It’s a lifelong disease that over 27 million people have.Most people over the age of 40 get it.Which means that 40 years old and higher have a greater chance of getting type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is when the body can’t make enough insulin or the body can’t use it right.Insulin is sugar the body makes.Type

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    manage Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can be life threatening and can cause a lot of other illnesses to occur. Some people cope with it all wrong and end up in quite a pickle‚ like losing their sight or worst die from it. People think that they are fine if they keep taking pills but they need to check their blood sugar regularly to ensure that it’s indeed high before they do so. Also‚ taking pills is not the only thing you need to do. Some things that you can do if you have diabetes are:

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    The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. Millions of American are currently identified with type two diabetes. According to American Diabetes Association (1992-2012)‚ “In type 2 diabetes‚ either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin . Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy” (para.2). There are many complications that come with having type 2 diabetes. A person with type 2 diabetes has badly circulating

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    Type 2 diabetes is caused when enough pancreases are not producing the insulin to keep the blood glucose level normal or when the insulin resistance produces the body is not able to use. A specific identification cause for a type 2 diabetes is unknown however there are factors which lead developing the conditions. A fat distribution is one of them‚ if individual’s fat is stored in their abdomen it is likely that they have a condition is larger comparing to the body fat found somewhere in the body

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    worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes is skyrocketing alarmingly to epidemic proportions. According to King‚ Aubert and Herman (1998)‚ in the year 2000 there were 150 million people with type 2 diabetes worldwide‚ and this number is expected to double by 2025. This explosive increase in type 2 diabetes prevalence is also associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. (Dankner‚ Abdul-Ghani‚ Gerber‚ Chetit‚ Wainstein and Raz‚ 2007). This global increase in diabetes will occur because

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    making Type-2 Diabetes rampant in young patients‚ and allowing Cardiovascular Disease to become common for many bystanders. This is from the fact individuals are consuming fast

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    My desire to obtain information related to the causes and effects of diabetes has been of interest to me because of my own experience with Type II diabetes. I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in 2001. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar‚ starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery‚ although both genetics and environmental factors

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    Classified into two main categories‚ diabetes mellitus (referred as diabetes) impacts many people in today’s world. Diabetes is the condition of hyperglycemia‚ or when the body’s blood glucose level is too high or too low because of an error in the amount of insulin excreted from the pancreas (Blair 27). This can result in the imbalance of homeostasis and cause a chain reaction of problems within the body. The two common types of diabetes are Type I and Type II. The two types are very similar in the way

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    PART 2: What does it actually mean to be overweight? Obesity is a medical condition in which excessive body fat has aggregated to the extent that it can have negative effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. The way you know if a person is obese or overweight is by measuring their body mass index‚ or BMI. The calculation of the BMI is based on the ratio of a person’s height and weight (BMI=kg/). What is diabetes? Well diabetes‚ is a sickness that many

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    Arlain Sivas June 19‚ 2013 What is the difference between Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2. We all know that Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2 caused when your body has high level of sugar (glucose) in your blood stream. I had research from the web sites and I found some descriptions of Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2. First I will write down what I read about Diabetes type 1. (www.diabetesnerveStudy.com) If you have type 1 diabetes you are well aware of the importance of insulin replacement

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