Type 2 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed: Cause
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Cause
Type 2 diabetes develops when the following factors cause blood sugar (glucose) levels to rise:
- Your body's tissues are not responding properly to insulin, making it more difficult for cells to get glucose from the blood to make energy. This is called insulin resistance.
- Your pancreas is not producing enough insulin to overcome the insulin resistance. As diabetes progresses, your pancreas
may produce less and less insulin.
| Last updated: | June 16, 2008 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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