{"id":5653,"date":"2024-01-09T15:22:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diabetomat.pl\/type-2-diabetes-a-better-understanding-of-the-disease\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:48:35","slug":"type-2-diabetes-a-better-understanding-of-the-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diabetomat.pl\/en\/type-2-diabetes-a-better-understanding-of-the-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Type 2 diabetes: a better understanding of the disease"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][heading top_margin=”100px” bottom_margin=”50px” text_align=”left” animation=”none” color=”Default” font_size=”35px” line_height=”1.2″]\n

Nearly 3 million Poles have type 2 diabetes, with as many as 90% of diabetics struggling specifically with type 2. <\/b>The good news is that it can be avoided or the development of symptoms can be delayed.<\/span><\/h2>\n

In this article, we will discuss what type 2 diabetes is, where it comes from, what symptoms it gives and how to protect yourself from it.<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Table of Contents:<\/span><\/p>\n

What is type 2 diabetes?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Type 2 diabetes: symptoms that should worry you<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Diagnosis for type 2 diabetes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What causes type 2 diabetes? Causes and risk factors <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Is it possible to avoid getting type 2 diabetes?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Proper disease management: tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Complications of type 2 diabetes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Type 2 diabetes can be prevented<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][heading top_margin=”100px” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_margin=”100px” text_align=”center” animation=”none” color=”Accent-Color” font_weight=”800″ font_size=”50″]\n

What is type 2 diabetes?<\/h2>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes<\/b>, is a condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the patient’s body does not use it effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, too much sugar remains in the blood and is not used as an energy source by the body’s cells. It is insulin that is needed for glucose to enter the cells. <\/span><\/p>\n

Type 2 diabetes usually affects the elderly, and was once even called “senile diabetes.” However, due to rising rates of obesity, <\/span>Younger and younger people are beginning to suffer from it. It has become a disease of civilization! <\/b>[\/vc_column_text][heading top_margin=”100px” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_margin=”100px” text_align=”center” animation=”none” color=”Accent-Color” font_weight=”800″ font_size=”50″]\n

Type 2 diabetes: symptoms that should worry you<\/h2>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]The symptoms of type 2 diabetes usually appear slowly, develop over many years and can be so inconspicuous that they go unnoticed.<\/b><\/p>\n

Some people do not realize they are suffering from the disease until they develop complications of diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early stages, although the pancreas produces insulin, it does not release it properly, which takes longer than it should. However, at this stage, blood sugar levels usually remain normal. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, insulin resistance (the body’s resistance to insulin), which is heavily influenced by excess body fat, forces the pancreas to produce more insulin to maintain normal blood sugar levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a few years of doing this, the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas wear out and produce less insulin. Then blood sugar levels begin to rise, leading to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of type 2 diabetes include:<\/b><\/p>\n