According to American Diabetes Association and the Mayo Clinic, Type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as adult-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar, an important source of fuel for your body.1 Diabetes is a problem that causes your body's blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal, otherwise known as hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 25.8 million people, or 8.3 percent of the U.S. population are affected by diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. There are currently about 27 million …show more content…
This is called insulin resistance. Initially, your pancreas produces extra insulin to compensate for the resistance. However, over time your pancreas is no longer able to keep up and can't produce enough insulin to keep your blood glucose at a homeostatic level Therefore, our 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 a normal glucose level.2 There's no cure for Type 2 diabetes, but diabetics are able to manage the condition by eating well, exercising and maintaining a healthy weight. it’s more common in adults and increasingly affects children as childhood obesity increases. If diet and exercise aren't enough to manage your blood sugar well, you also may need diabetes medications or insulin therapy.3 The estimated total economic cost of diagnosed diabetes in 2012 is $245 billion, a 41% increase from our previous estimate of $174 billion (in 2007 dollars). This estimate highlights the substantial burden that diabetes imposes on society. Additional components of societal burden include intangibles from pain and suffering, resources from care provided by non-paid caregivers, and the burden associated with undiagnosed