The most common form of diabetes, linked to lifestyle and diet.
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia due to insulin resistance and progressive insufficiency of insulin secretion by the pancreas.
Representing 90-95% of diabetes cases, it is preceded by prediabetes often reversible. Risk factors include abdominal obesity, sedentary lifestyle, ultra-processed diet and family history. Complications include retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy and cardiovascular disease.
Major chronic pathology whose cardiovascular and renal complications are the leading cause of morbidity.
5-10% weight loss, 150min/week physical activity, low GI diet significantly reduce HbA1c.
Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable and sometimes reversible with lifestyle changes.
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