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Type 2 Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic illness that prevents the body from properly using insulin. Insulin resistance is a term used to describe the condition of people with type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes is most common in people in their 40s and 50s. It was also known as adult-onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, affects children and teenagers, owing to childhood obesity. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type. Type 2 diabetes affects nearly 29 million people in India. Another 84 million people have prediabetes, which means their sugar levels (or blood glucose) is elevated but not yet high enough to be classified as diabetes. Causes of type 2 diabetes With careful attention to modifying lifestyle habits, type 2 diabetes may be cured. A combination of genetics and poor lifestyle patterns causes type 2 diabetes. Some ethnic groups are more affected than others. African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders are all more vulnerable. Oth...

Why are diabetics more prone to COVID-19?

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Diabetes is a disease that can quickly slip out of control if we let our defenses down, as those of us with diabetes know all too well. We can't afford to let that happen with this pandemic around. The pandemic of COVID-19 is proving to be the main case of 2020, impacting almost every nation worldwide. A devastating threat to the world that cannot be ignored has been caused by the pandemic. For two main reasons, the COVID-19 pandemic struck fear in the hearts of nations and their people all over the world: it is very contagious, and it can kill. Fever, dry cough, fatigue, and headaches are the most prevalent symptoms recorded. In other words, the effects are no worse than the normal flu with most individuals. This may explain why COVID-19 spreads in the population so quickly, undetected-many individuals who are contaminated do not even know that they are infected and are thus much less likely to take extra care. If you've been diagnosed with diabetes, you understand that regula...