Want to Know Some Stuff about T2 Diabetes?

There are three types of diabetes. Type 1, Type 2 & Gestational diabetes. These types are really quite different. In this website, I shall be concentrating on Type 2 only, which is what I have and is the most common type.

So What is T2D then?

I Know, I Know! - It's what fat people get, well... When they're fat!...

Er.... Yes and No! Well Not Exactly!

Come on then Brainbox... What is it?

It's too easy to say that if you're fat you have, or will get T2D. Not everybody with it are visibly overweight. Around 10% of people with this disease are not fat or obese. It seems that these people have a greater amount of internal fat. Especially around their internal organs.

There are many factors that can influence whether or not you have T2D. The predominant ones are incrfeased body fat, poor diet and low fitness levels. It can also be influenced by race/ethnicity, age or family history too. Plus many other factors.

T2D happens when your blood glucose, (aka blood sugar), is too high. Blood Glucose is your main source of energy and comes mainly from the food you eat. The main hormone here is named Insulin, this is made by the Pancreas Gland, this helps glucose get into your cells which is used for energy.

When you have T2D, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or doesn’t use insulin well enough. Therefore, too much glucose stays in your blood, with not enough reaching your cells. This is what causes the symptoms of T2D.