What is diabetes type-II?
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Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease that develops when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin or when the body's tissues become resistant to insulin. \n\nThis usually develops in adults although it can develop at any age. \n\nType 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which occurs when the body's cells and tissues do not respond properly to insulin. Your weight, level of physical activity, and family history affect how your body responds to insulin. People who are overweight, get little or no exercise, or have diabetes in their family have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Insufficient insulin levels lead to hyperglycemia, which is an abnormally high blood glucose (sugar) level. The overall medical condition is called diabetes.\n\nType I diabetes occurs when your immune system destroys the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, which produce insulin.\n\nType II diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces the correct amount of insulin, but either the insulin is defective or the cells that require insulin for glucose uptake become resistant to insulin. \n\nTherefore, if your pancreas isn't making ENOUGH insulin, it is probably due to Type I diabetes.
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Type 2 diabetes develops more gradually.  Some people with type 2 diabetes have symptoms of frequent urination and increased thirst, but most show no symptoms.  \n\nHave you actually been told you have diabetes or that you are pre-diabetic?\n\nEven without symptoms you need to start taking care of yourself. The vast majority of people, about 85%, who develop type 2 are clinically obese.  Improving nutrition, increasing exercise and achieving a healthy weight are the main components of treatment for a person with Type 2 diabetes.  Medication is required in most causes.\n\nDiabetes is a serious illness please don't take it lightly because you do not have any symptoms yet, (I am sure you know this because of your parents).  Poorly controlled diabetes can lead to very serious heart, eye, nerve and kidney problems down the road.\n\nGood luck I hope you are able to get yourself on track.
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i dont think that the pancreas enlarged coz for a person with Type II Diabetes,the pancreas works properly.Only the cells lost their sensitivity to the hormone that is secreted by the pancreas (insulin)
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She most likely has gestational diabetes, which in reality is a form of Type II diabetes. She will most likely only have this type of diabetes during her pregnancy. However, most women who only develop diabetes during pregnancy, end up developing diabetes type II about 10 years later in life anyway. Diabetes type II is somewhat genetic, but is mostly due to the environment you live, the amount of physical activity you get and your diet. Exercise is probably the most important things to do if someone if your family has diabetes. Do your best to eat lots of vegetables and small amounts of fats. Exercise as often as possible, even if it means parking your car in the furthest parking spot when going to the store, at least you'll get an additional 5 minutes of walking exercise. If you have any questions, email me personally, I'm a current nursing student.
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In order to understand the answer to this better, you have to realize there are two types of diabetes.  \n\nType 1 diabetes is where the body creates no insulin.  Insulin must be taken through injections.  Type 1 is usually, but not always, caused by the body's immune system attacking the Islets of Langerhans, where insulin is made.  This is called an autoimmune disease.\n\nType 2 diabetes is being found to have a strong genetic link, but risk factors for it include being overweight and sedentary.  It occurs when the body becomes resistant to the insulin it makes, causing it to not lower the blood sugar as much as it should.
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type 1 is most common. this is when someone's body doesn't make any insulin. type 2 is usually in adults because the body can no longer make enough or can't use it efficiently.
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In some cases, obesity. Some cases it's just inherited. Depends on the type of Diabetes.
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There are two types of Diabetes.  Type I which is related to the bodys ability to produce and process insulin.  Type II is often related to obesity and insulin tolerance.\n\nAbout Diabetes:\n\nhttp://www.kidshealth.org/kid/diabetes_basics/\n\nType I Diabetes:\n\nWith type 1, the person may have the opposite problem - weight loss. Before they know they have type 1 diabetes, kids may lose weight because their bodies can't use glucose properly. Once someone knows they have type 1 diabetes and gets treatment, he or she usually gets back to a healthy weight. \n\nThis type of Diabetes almost always permanently requires medication such as insulin to manage this disease.  There are newer and better medications and testing supplies being developed all the time.\n\nType II Diabetes:\n\nDiabetes and Your Weight\nBeing overweight is directly related to type 2 diabetes. Most people are overweight when they first find out they have it. The extra weight can make it harder for their bodies to use sugar, or glucose (say: gloo-kose), the way it should. \n\nThat's why people who have type 2 diabetes will be encouraged to get to a healthy weight by eating right and getting regular exercise. Exercise not only burns calories, but it can also help the body use insulin (say: in-suh-lin) better. This makes it easier to keep blood sugar levels on track.\n\nMany persons who have Type II Diabetes can make it go away when they return to a normal weight for their body structure.\n\n(I am sorry, the poster named 'Mom' is incorrect in this instance)
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And this is a question about diabetes how?
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Pregnancy Diabetes, medically known as "Gestational Diabetes", is a form of diabetes that some women get when they are pregnant. It doesn't mean you will "always" have diabetes the rest of your life, but some case studies have been done stating that if you are prone to Gestational Diabetes, you may develop Type II diabetes later in your life. Just take care of yourself, watch your diet, and exercise-you should do just fine! Also, listen to your OB Dr., do everything they instruct you to do-and you and your baby will be OK!
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Diabetes is a group of diseases, each with different influence of genetic factors on disease risk and severity.  With the two most frequent forms, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, disease risk is inherited as a multifactorial trait.
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Yes, you can still get diabetes type 2. (Although less likely)\n\nThe difference between type 1 and 2 are:\n\nType 1: your body doesnt produce insulin.(or insuffient amounts of insulin)\n\nTypes 2: Your body doesnt absorb the insulin as well.(usually over time)\n\nTypes 1 and 2 can both be developed but most people have type 2 because of lack of exercise and a poor diet and obesity)
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I am going to assume that your grandmother has Type II diabetes .. the answer is anyone can develop diabetes.  Type II is typically a disease of the obese of inactive their bodies no longer respond the the insulin that is being produced (insulin resistant) or they don't produce enough.  Now if you have other family members who have diabetes then yes if you are overweight and unhealthy then you may have a higher risk than another overweight person who has no family history.  The way to look at it is I need to stay healthy not only because I don't want to become a diabetic but because I don't want any other complications like heart disease.
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It is when u have diabetes mellitus.
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Anything that is preserved such as box meals that come with instructions and such as well as freezer meals contain lots of sodium which can wreak havoc on your heart after time.  Too much sugar such as cakes, cookies, breads, desserts, and such lead to Type II diabetes.  How many people do you know eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner out of vending machines, fast food joints, or the freezer section?  These eating habits have contributed greatly to hypertension, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), Type II diabetes, and obesity.
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I think you are a bit confused. You think that a cure exists and it is being hidden?\n\nType II Diabetes, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes, almost always results from lack of exercise and obesity. It can be easily prevented by controlling one's weight and by exercising. Even people who have it can often "cure" themselves by exercising and eating sensibly. This is far easier than waiting for some magical medicine or treatment to appear. \n\nType I diabetes appears to be an autoimmune disease. We are slowly understanding the immune system, but it is very complicated and we are making only slow progress against many of them, like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, etc. With so many diseases to deal with, it is hard to know which diseases to put our scarce research resources towards. Everyone believes that the disease they are personally most interested in is the the most important.