One of the main contributors to the increase of type 2 diabetes is lack of exercise. Over the past years, people have gotten lazier with all the new technology advances, that there are millions of people that don't ever exercise or get any physical activity in their life. This has caused the rates of people being diagnosed with the disease to increase dramatically.
Type 2 diabetes is when the body does not produce enough insulin for the body to function properly or the insulin that is produced is ignored by the body instead of being used. When the body does not have enough insulin, it is not able to produce energy, which is needed to keep the body working properly. Insulin is what lowers the blood sugar levels since it transforms the glucose into energy, but when a person has diabetes the blood sugar levels rise since no insulin is being used. People with type 2 diabetes can suffer from serious medical complications such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and amputations of the limbs.
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Sabtu, 20 Juni 2009
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