Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms, Causes & Factor

Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms - The pancreas produces insulin but not in sufficient quantities, or the body cannot use properly which generates. There are 2 reasons for this inability to use insulin:

- The beta cells produce insulin but not enough to control the level of sugar and give the necessary energy

- In the insulin resistance are the cells of the body that do not allow the use of glucose

Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90-95% of all cases of diabetes, and usually occurs after age 40, reason why this type is also known as adult diabetes. But as in the case of type 1 diabetes, may develop at any age, even now there are children with this disease.

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Some people can control this type of diabetes with exercise, diet and pills.

Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms

They tend to be similar to the type 1 diabetes, however, these tend to appear more slowly. The most common symptoms are:

SED
Frequent urine
Presence of sugar in the urine
Sudden weight loss
Excessive hunger
Blurred vision
Fatigue
Wounds that are slow to heal
Tingling, numbness in feet
Itchy skin
Urinary tract infections
Loss of consciousness

Type 2 Diabetes Causes and Risk Factors

Just as in type 1 diabetes, the causes are unknown, however, due to the increase in the number of patients, new theories have been developed.

Genetics and hereditary factors continue to have great importance in the development of this type of diabetes, if one of the parents has the disease, children are at increased risk for diabetes, so it is recommended annually made them a level of blood glucose control.

Studies indicate that lifestyle also plays an important role in the development of the disease and that sedentary people have more risk.

A significant increase in cases of this type of diabetes, particularly in overweight people and children with little physical activity has been.

Type 2 Diabetes Other factors

Usually this disease develops in people older than 40 years, however, they have currently been cases on minors, even in children.
Gestational diabetes increases the risk in women suffering from the disease in later years.
African-Americans, Latin American, North American and Asian-American are more likely to suffer from the disease.

Risk reduction

In 2002, the Diabetes prevention program carried out by the national institutes of health found the following results:

Changes in lifestyle, including a healthy diet and exercise can help prevent diabetes (participants were exercising 150 minutes a week and lost 7% of weight).
The participants changed their way of life reduced the risk of developing the disease by 58%.
Activities and developed treatments were effective for all breeds and ages.

Consult with your healthcare professional

They can help you understand more type 2 diabetes. These are some questions that you can ask:

Do I need to take medication?
Can I control my blood glucose pills?
What are the side effects of the medication?
What should I do if I forget to take my medication?
How can help me the diet and exercise?
What is the level of glucose which I maintain?
What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia?
What are the symptoms of hyperglycemia?
How often can I measure my blood sugar level?
When should I seek medical attention?