Type 2 diabetes is caused by “cellular insulin resistance, inadequate amount of insulin to overcome this resistance, or a production of insulin that the body cannot use efficiently (Mertig, 2012, p.5). One develops type 2 diabetes whereas type 1 diabetics are normally born with the autoimmune disease. Diabetes is defined as a fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL, or 2-hour plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL, or a casual plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL (Pierantoni, 2017). Before diagnosis of type 2 diabetes most people have stayed in the pre-diabetic range for several years before being diagnosed. Mertig presents a clinical example that shows the other chronic diseases that can arise from type 2 diabetes in which all physicians treating diabetic patients should not only inform their patients about, but also inform them how to reduce these factors. “Anyone with type 2 diabetes is at high risk for developing heart disease, hypertension, stroke, blood vessel problems leading to amputation, vision problems, kidney disease, and nervous system difficulties” (Mertig, 2012, p.7). By developing type 2 diabetes your health status takes a turn for the worse with these high-risk factors that are now
Type 2 diabetes is caused by “cellular insulin resistance, inadequate amount of insulin to overcome this resistance, or a production of insulin that the body cannot use efficiently (Mertig, 2012, p.5). One develops type 2 diabetes whereas type 1 diabetics are normally born with the autoimmune disease. Diabetes is defined as a fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL, or 2-hour plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL, or a casual plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL (Pierantoni, 2017). Before diagnosis of type 2 diabetes most people have stayed in the pre-diabetic range for several years before being diagnosed. Mertig presents a clinical example that shows the other chronic diseases that can arise from type 2 diabetes in which all physicians treating diabetic patients should not only inform their patients about, but also inform them how to reduce these factors. “Anyone with type 2 diabetes is at high risk for developing heart disease, hypertension, stroke, blood vessel problems leading to amputation, vision problems, kidney disease, and nervous system difficulties” (Mertig, 2012, p.7). By developing type 2 diabetes your health status takes a turn for the worse with these high-risk factors that are now