Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes can be preventable and reversible in certain people if the right steps are taken. Healthy lifestyle habits are extremely effective in preventing and reversing Type 2 diabetes.
Sharp spikes in blood sugar over time leads to insulin resistance. It’d be like getting spam calls all day long on your phone- eventually you would stop picking up. Although the insulin is produced, the mechanism that uses insulin is damaged.
The body makes “antibodies” that attack the pancreas. This process is referred to as autoimmunity. The damaged pancreas stops making insulin- thus leading to the onset of Type 1 diabetes
The body doesn’t create insulin The body doesn’t recognize insulin
Hypoglycemia Hypo = low; Glyc(o) = sugar; Emia = in the blood. Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, refers to the complication that occurs when blood glucose levels get too low.
TRUE The odds of developing Type 2 diabetes increases by how many relative you have that have been diagnosed with diabetes. Even though genetics play a role- weight & lifestyle are two things that you have the power to control!
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