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Diabetes Type 2

What is type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose is your main source of energy. It comes from the foods you eat. A hormone called insulin helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. If you have diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't use insulin well. The glucose then stays in your blood and not enough goes into your cells.

Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause health problems. But you can take steps to manage your diabetes and try to prevent these health problems.

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  1. Diabetes Type 2 (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose is your main ... prevent these health problems. What causes type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes may be caused by a combination of ...
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  2. Diabetes 
    ... or islet cell transplant). Treating either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes involves nutrition, activity and medicines to control ...
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  3. Diabetes type 2 - meal planning 
    When you have type 2 diabetes , taking time to plan your meals goes a long way toward controlling your blood sugar and weight. ... range by maintaining a healthy weight. People with type 2 diabetes are often overweight or obese. Losing even 10 ...
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  4. Type 2 diabetes - what to ask your doctor 
    Type 2 diabetes , once diagnosed, is a lifelong disease that causes a high level of sugar (glucose) in your ... chap 216. Riddle MC, Ahmann AJ. Therapeutics of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In: Melmed S, Auchus RJ, Goldfine AB, Koenig ...
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  5. Type 2 diabetes 
    Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong ( chronic ) disease in which there is a high level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000313.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Type 2 diabetes 
    ... greatly increasing the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes can occur at any age, but it ... inactivity also increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes does not have a clear pattern of ...
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  7. Type 2 diabetes - self-care 
    ... diabetes care and education specialist (often called a diabetes educator). ... well-balanced diet are important. Some people with type 2 diabetes can stop taking medicines after losing weight (even ...
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  8. Diabetes and exercise 
    Exercise is an important part of managing your diabetes . If you are obese or overweight, exercise can help you manage your weight. ...
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  9. Test Your Knowledge 
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  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Preventing Diabetes Type 2 From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    How to Prevent Diabetes/Clinical Trials ... How to Prevent Diabetes ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health
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