Type two diabetes occurs when your body doesn’t use glucose in the way it needs to, which causes glucose levels to become imbalanced.

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Causes

• Unhealthy diet

• Obesity

• Aging

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The Physiology

• The pancreas is an organ in the abdomen that helps digest food and control blood sugar levels.

• The pancreas releases a hormone called insulin. Insulin allows the cells to use energy.

• When the cells do not use the energy correctly, insulin resistance develops.

• Once insulin resistance develops, the pancreas must produce more insulin until it cannot produce enough to cope with elevated blood sugar.

• As the blood sugar rises, type two diabetes develops.