TYPE 2 DIABETES

Subtítulo
Or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects
the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose).

With type 2 diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a
hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells — or
doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level.
More common in adults, increasingly affects
children as childhood obesity increases.
Causes
Type 2 diabetes develops when the body
becomes resistant to insulin or when the
pancreas stops producing enough insulin.
Exactly why this happens is unknown,
although genetics and environmental factors,
such as excess weight and inactivity, seem to
be contributing factors.
SYMPTOMS
IN FACT, YOU CAN HAVE TYPE 2
OFTEN DEVELOP SLOWLY. DIABETES FOR YEARS AND NOT KNOW
IT.
› Fatigue.
› Blurred vision.
› Slow-healing sores or
frequent infections.
› Areas of darkened skin:
Acanthosis Nigricans.
Complications
› Heart and blood vessel
disease.
› Nerve damage
(neuropathy).
› Kidney damage
(nephropathy).
› Eye damage(diabetic
retinopathy).
› Foot damage.
› Hearing impairment.
› Skin conditions.
› Alzheimer's disease.
TREATMENTS

PILLS
› DPP-4 inhibitors.
› Metformin.
› thiazolidinediones, TZDs, or
glitazones
› Meglitinides and
sulfonylureas.
› alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.
INJECTABLE DRUGS

› Insulin

› sometimes insulin is needed.

It could be a short-term fix for
a stressful situation, or
because other medicines
aren't enough to control their
blood sugar.
 WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

› That alone will help control

your blood sugar.

› But it also raises the level of

hormones in your gut called
incretins.
› It isn't for everyone, though.
Doctors usually recommend
weight loss surgery only for
men who are at least 100
pounds overweight and
women with at least 80 extra
pounds.
 Eating
well

›PREVENTION

healthy
weight