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Diabetes Mellitus, or simply <\/span>diabetes<\/span><\/a>, is often dubbed the \u201cdiabetes pandemic\u201d or the \u201csilent killer.\u201d However, among the different types of diabetes mellitus, one type truly deserves that description; type 2 diabetes (T2D). <\/span><\/p> <\/span><\/p> Of all the global <\/span>diabetes cases<\/span><\/a> in the world, about 96% of them are type 2 diabetes. What\u2019s worse, diabetes type 2 is also responsible for most diabetes-related disabilities and deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the <\/span>annual diabetes death rate<\/span><\/a> to be about 1.5 million.<\/span><\/p> So, what is type 2 diabetes, and what should you know about its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention? You\u2019ll find the answers in the rest of the article.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/span><\/p> Type 2 diabetes is a high blood glucose problem triggered by the body\u2019s inability to convert the sugar from consumed food into usable body energy<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p> This happens because of low insulin production by the pancreas or your body\u2019s inability to correctly use insulin to convert the sugar from food into body fuel.<\/span><\/p> People with T2D are at a greater risk of other health complications, including heart disease and heart attacks, stroke, kidney disease, and kidney failure. <\/span><\/p> Both T2D and related diseases are serious conditions. So, anyone would be interested to know what causes type 2 diabetes and how to stay away from the condition.<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/span><\/p> If you are healthy and free of diabetes, your pancreas produces the right amount of insulin, and your body cells use it correctly to convert food sugar into body energy. <\/span><\/p> If you are diabetic, you have one or both of these insulin problems:<\/span><\/p> \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Your pancreas produces insufficient insulin.<\/span><\/p> \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Your body cells do not utilize insulin correctly. <\/span><\/p> Consequently, the primary cause of type 2 diabetes is related to how your body produces or uses insulin to convert food sugar into energy<\/b>. <\/span><\/p> That said, not every person has the blood sugar issues that cause diabetes. That means people who get diabetes have some predisposing risk factors that make them more vulnerable to high blood sugar. <\/span><\/p> Below are the risk factors for type 2 diabetes:<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/span><\/p> Overweight or obese persons have excess body weight than what is considered healthy for their height<\/span><\/b>. However, while an obese person has an excessive accumulation of body fat, an overweight person does not.<\/span><\/p> Nonetheless, both overweight and obesity are determined by your Body Mass Index (BMI). Below is a summary of the <\/span>BMI values<\/span><\/a> for an underweight, healthy, overweight, and obese person.<\/span><\/p>What is Type 2 Diabetes<\/span><\/b><\/h2>
Causes and Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes<\/span><\/b><\/h2>
Overweight and Obesity<\/span><\/b><\/h3>