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Type 2 Diabetes Research Paper

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Type Two Diabetes

Introduction

There several different types of diabetes. Type two diabetes is a disease where your body cannot use the sugar (glucose) it creates for energy. This causes the cells to became immune to insulin and causes blood sugar to gradually climb. In type two diabetes the pancreas creates insulin but the body cannot use it properly. Unlike type two of diabetes type one is caused when the body cannot create insulin at all causing a problem within the body.

What Causes Type Two Diabetes

There many factors that can cause a person to have type two diabetes. Some of the reasons include but do not limit: Obesity, the consumption of artificial sweeteners, lack of physical activity, stress, depression, and genetics. …show more content…

The major symptom that many people suffer from is obesity. Some of the others are excess thirst, excessive urination, rapid weight gains or loss, fatigue, strong urine odor or color, and vision blur. Although a person may have symptoms of being a diabetic individual is still undiagnosed until a doctor perform a glucose test also known as A1C level test. An A1C test can test a person’s hemoglobin from over the past three months. This test can also be known as the HbA1c or glycohemoglobin test. There are also some other things such as neuropathy in the hands and feet that diabetic patients can suffer from nerve damage. This causes pain tingling and even numbness …show more content…

One popular medication is metformin. This medication is usually the first to be prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes. It does have some side effects, but they are not that serious and tend to go away once the body becomes accustomed to the new medication. Another medication that may be prescribed is Sulfonylureas. This medication helps the body secrete more insulin. The side effects are not that serious either. One last medication that works like Sulfonylureas is Meglitinides. These medications stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, but they act faster and the duration of their effect is shorter. The side effects of this drug is a lot less than Sulfonylureas. The risks are a lot lower, but weight gain is a

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