Type 2 diabetes used to be known as mature on-set diabetes or diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes usually occurs in people over the age of 40. You can be more prone to type 2 earlier than 40 if you are overweight/obese, suffer from policystic ovaries (PCOS), or are South-Asian or African-Caribbean. Treatment is diet, weight control and physical activity and tablets to reduce the blood glucose level are usually advised. Insulin injections are needed in some cases.
What is Type 2 diabetes? Description by Patient UK (patient.co.uk)
With Type 2 diabetes, the illness and symptoms tend to develop gradually (over weeks or months). This is because in Type 2 diabetes you still make insulin (unlike Type 1 diabetes). However, you develop diabetes because:
* you do not make enough insulin for your body's needs, OR
* the cells in your body do not use insulin properly. This is called 'insulin resistance'. The cells in your body become resistant to normal levels of insulin. So, you need more insulin than you normally make to keep the blood glucose level down, OR
* a combination of the above two reasons.
Symptoms of diabetes - this list is not conclusive - please check with your GP if you suspect you may have diabetes after reading this as I am not a health professional!
* being thirsty a lot of the time
* passing large amounts of urine (and frequently at night)
* tiredness
* weight loss
* increased occurrences of thrush (candida)
* blurred vision
Hi everyone, I notice that Dr. Nancy Dunne has developed a natural diet plan specifically for PCOS. She says that the type and amount of carbohydrate you consume is crucial for dealing with polycystic ovary syndrome in a natural way. It includes a 30-day meal plan. You can take a look at her book here: Dr. Dunne's PCOS diet book.