This condition means that the insulin is not working properly.
Most people with type 2 diabetes get this condition due to excess weight.
Type 2 diabetes usually appears later in life, compared with type-1 sufferers often occurs since childhood. Patients with type-2 diabetes more numerous than type 1 diabetes.
In the case of insulin resistance, the body still produces insulin, but insulin sensitivity is reduced so it can not perform its function properly.
This condition causes glucose can not be absorbed by the body cells properly, thus causing two problems, namely:
1. Buildup of glucose in the blood
2. The cells do not get the glucose they need for energy and growth
In the early stages of type 2, insulin sensitivity is generally a major problem. There are various medications that can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce glucose production by the liver.
As the disease worsens, insulin production may be interrupted so that patients require insulin injections.
Many experts say that central obesity - fat concentrated around the waist so related to the abdominal organs - can make a person more at risk of suffering from type-2 diabetes.
Fat around the waist or belly fat secretes hormones called adipokines. Adipokines expected to impair glucose tolerance.
Not impossible for people to achieve long-term blood glucose control with exercise, lose weight, and reduce your intake of carbohydrates. Sometimes your doctor will also prescribe oral anti-diabetic drugs.
Body type-2 diabetes sufferers are generally still produce their own insulin, a combination of oral medications will usually increase the production of insulin, regulate the release of glucose by the liver, and treating insulin resistance to some extent.
If the beta cells of the pancreas has been disturbed, patients will eventually require insulin therapy to manage regular blood glucose levels.
