Overview
A condition results from insufficient production of insulin, causing high blood sugar.
Symptoms
If you’re experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.
Symptoms for type 2 diabetes usually develop slowly and many times asymptomatic. Common major symptoms are:
- Frequent urination
- Increased thirst
- Fatigue, tiredness
- Sudden weight loss
- Itching around the genitals
- Slow healing cuts or wounds
- Blurred vision
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Causes
- Type 2 diabetes can occur when the body becomes resistant to insulin. Cells are not able to absorb glucose and convert it into energy as a result of this resistance.
- Excess abdominal fat is a major cause, in addition to genetics and lifestyle.
– The risk factors include:
- Obesity
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Family history
- Age people above the age of 45 years are at higher risk
- Prediabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
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