Type 2 diabetes—a serious disease affecting
5 percent of adults worldwide and 14
percent in Kentucky—is increasing in
epidemic proportions.
It occurs when the
body produces an insufficient amount of
pancreatic insulin to turn blood sugar, or...
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Type 2 diabetes—a serious disease affecting
5 percent of adults worldwide and 14
percent in Kentucky—is increasing in
epidemic proportions.
It occurs when the
body produces an insufficient amount of
pancreatic insulin to turn blood sugar, or
glucose, into energy.
Type 2 diabetes is more common among older
adults and individuals who are overweight
or obese, although in recent years it has
been showing up more often in children.
An
extremely costly disease to manage, type 2
diabetes gives rise to a host of complications,
including life-threatening organ failure and
stroke.
Because it is difficult to control and prevent
complications of type 2 diabetes, many
studies have been conducted in recent years
on prevention or delaying onset.
Although not
everyone with prediabetes symptoms goes on
to develop full-blown diabetes, studies show
that a large number will do so within 10 years
if preventive steps aren’t taken.
Doctors also
believe that even though a pe
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