Diabetes is a disease that has potentially fatal complications. 90% to 95% of he 15.7 million people with diabetes have the Type 2 variety, caused by obesity, sedentary lifestyles and lack of exercise, and it is reaching epidemic proportions. There are those with elevated blood sugar levels which is a dangerous prelude to full-blown diabetes, known as Type 1. It is an autoimmune disease in which the body does not produce insulin. Those with Type 1 diabetes take daily injections of insulin in order to stay alive. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the body lacks the ability to make sufficient insulin, or to use it normally.
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Hope for Type Two Diabetes
