Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2; Adult-onset diabetes
You can help prevent type 2 diabetes by keeping a healthy body weight and an active lifestyle.
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American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care. 2011;34 Suppl 1:S11-S61.
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way.... Read more »
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PreventionMaintaining an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent type 2 diabetes.Currently there is no way to prevent type 1... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1PreventionCurrently, there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. There is no... Read more »