What You Need To Know About Adult Type 2 Diabetes

Many people are not aware that diabetes actually occurs in three types: (i) type 1 or child diabetes, (ii) adult type 2 diabetes, and (iii) gestational diabetes. All three types have many symptoms in common; however, each of these types has a different onset time and development.

What Is Adult Type 2 Diabetes?

Adult type 2 diabetes is frequently associated with being overweight, though it is not clear what exactly the triggers is. In this case, the insulin becomes less and less effective and as a result sugar begins to build up in the blood. This is medically termed as insulin resistance. When this occurs, and this usually occurs in adults, the person is found to suffer from adult type 2 diabetes.

This form of diabetes is becoming more and more common in Western society. It is estimated that 1 in 90 people suffer from the adult type 2 diabetes and in the US it has been diagnosed in around 7% of the population. Though this type usually develops in older adults, it is now occurring more frequently in children.

What Is Insulin Resistance?

When the insulin normally produced by the body fails to regulate the sugar, this failure is termed insulin resistance. It is sometimes also called ‘beta cell failure’. Some of the main symptoms are as follows:

• There is a high percentage of glucose in the blood
• There is a sudden raise in the fat levels in the blood, making the arteries susceptible to clogging, often resulting in serious heart problems
• A steady increase in blood pressure
• Extreme thirst

What Are The Common Symptoms Of This Disease?

Most of the symptoms are common to all the three types of diabetes, i.e. the patient will feel extremely thirsty and urinate often, will feel fatigued all the time, will experience sudden weight loss (though the loss in weight may not be too pronounced), there could be sudden itchiness around the genitalia (caused by yeast infection common with diabetics), suffer from frequent skin infections and irritation.

What Can You If You Are Diagnosed With Adult Type 2 Diabetes

• Control your diet to manage your sugar intake.
• You will need to introduce to your diet a great deal of fiber and eliminate fat to a large extent.
• Take regular and frequent exercise.
• You will need to learn to measure your blood glucose levels and to inject yourself with insulin if required.
• Have a doctor’s number within easy reach so in case of any emergency you can immediately seek expert advice and get necessary medical help.

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