Type 2 Diabetes

By Tim B-3 Power-Healthy

Type 1 diabetes is different from type 2 diabetes, which is the most common form of the illness. In type 1, the body stops making insulin. In type 2, the body does not make enough insulin, or the body can’t use insulin the right way -need insulin or optimal body with treatment, therapy, diet, exercise, and medicine in pills to treat that illness-. Type 2 diabetes usually you may have found out after having a major complication such as a heart attack, stroke, or diabetic coma. Or you could have experienced symptoms such as blurry vision or excessive thirst, or just happened to find out from a routine blood test during a checkup.

Top 5 Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

There are some things that you cannot change that increase your chances of getting type 2 diabetes:
Risk factors that you cannot control
1.Family history. If you have a parent, brother, or sister who has type 2 diabetes, you have a greater chance of developing the disease.
2.Women. Women who have had gestational diabetes or who have had a large baby are at higher -9 lb (4kg)- risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
3. Age. The risk for getting predicates and type 2 diabetes increases with age. And the number of children being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is increasing. Usually, children who get type 2 diabetes have a family history of the disease, are overweight, and are physically inactive.
4.Race and ethnicity. African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders are at higher risk than whites for type 2 diabetes.
5.Low birth weight. People who weighed less than 5.5 lb (2.5 kg) at birth.

Symptoms Type 2 diabetes
Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes are:
- Feeling thirsty.
- Having to urinate more than usual.
- Feeling more hungry than usual.
- Losing weight without trying to.
- Feeling very tired.
- Feeling cranky.

Other signs of type 2 diabetes may include:
Infections and cuts and bruises that heal slowly.
Blurred vision.
Blurred or distorted vision or seeing flashes of light; seeing large, floating red or black spots; or seeing large areas that look like floating hair, cotton fibers, or spiderwebs (diabetic encephalopathy).
Tingling or numbness in your hands or feet.
Trouble with skin, gum, or bladder infections.
Vaginal yeast infections.
Numbness, tingling, burning pain, or swelling in your feet or hands (diabetic neuropathology).