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Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors
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Over 19 million Americans have diabetes; up to 95% of these cases are type 2. In addition, 26% of Americans age 20 and older (and 40% of Americans age 65 and older) have impaired fasting glucose, a pre-diabetes condition that increases the risk for diabetes. According to a 2006 study, a total of 73 million Americans either have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.
Historically, type 2 diabetes usually developed after the age of 40, but it is now also increasing in children. Given...
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Expert & Community Posts
Little Changes, Big Difference - Part 4: Daily Cycles of Insulin Efficiency
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Vision problems after stroke
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My Byetta Progress Report
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When We Peak
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Positive Motivation
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
...diabetes, beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin are unable to produce enough insulin to meet the body's needs. The beta cell defects in gestational diabetes result from the same causes... Read more »Gestational Diabetes
...baby grow block insulin from working in the mother. This creates insulin resistance. The mother’s body is not able to make and use the insulin it needs and blood glucose levels rise. Who is... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is associated with more... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
...relative insufficiencies of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin is a key regulator of the body's metabolism. It works in the following way:During and immediately after a meal the... Read more »What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »Images
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How Gestational Diabetes Develops
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