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The History of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes, once a rare affliction of the affluent and elderly, now affects hundreds of millions worldwide and ranks among the most pressing public health challenges of the 21st century. Characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency, it accounts for 90-95% of diabetes cases. Unlike the more dramatic, insulin-dependent form (now called Type…
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How do you know you have diabetes?
What is Diabetes? Put simply, when you’re diabetic, your body can’t easily turn the sugar in your bloodstream into fuel. Instead of sugar being used by cells as fuel, it stays in the blood and over time, causes damage to various organs like the heart, the liver, the eyes and the kidneys. Insulin is a…