“What causes type 2 diabetes?”
I am a 45 year old female and I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What causes type 2 diabetes?
3 Answers
Type 2 diabetes develops when the body becomes resistant to insulin or when the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin. Exactly why this happens is unknown, although genetics and environmental factors, such as being overweight and inactive, seem to be contributing factors.
Most common cause of Type 2 diabetes is overweight or genetics. It is diagnosed usually after age of 40. They are treated with oral medications.
Patients diagnosed for diabetes in childhood or teenage are Type 1 and treated with Insulin.
Patients diagnosed for diabetes in childhood or teenage are Type 1 and treated with Insulin.
God and nature!! T2DM is a genetic disease (that's why I say God) and an environmental disease with resistance to the action of insulin because of factors such as diet, obesity, inactivity, high cholesterol, etc. We can't change the genetics, but we can alter the environmental factors, so go to it.
