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-Causes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose) — an important source of fuel for your body.
With type 2 diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells — or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels. Signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes often develop slowly. In fact, you can have type 2 diabetes for years and not know it.
-Symptoms
Look for:
• Increased thirst
• Frequent urination
• Increased hunger
• Unintended weight loss
• Fatigue
• Blurred vision
• Slow-healing sores
• Frequent infections
• Areas of darkened skin, usually in the armpits and neck
-Complications
Some of the potential complications of diabetes include: Heart and blood vessel disease. Diabetes dramatically increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and narrowing of blood vessels (atherosclerosis). Nerve damage (neuropathy).
-Treatments
Insulin, exercising, eating healthy, and losing weight are some of the meany ways to overcome or improve the criticality of the diabetes.
-As a nurse...
You can provide medications, check-up regularly, provide advice, and follow the journey to a better, healthier life with your patient!
Hope I helped!
Bye now!
~ Destiny ^_^
