Title: Type 2 Diabetes | Signs, Symptoms and Treatment | Patient
Headings: Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
What is type 2 diabetes?
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Who develops type 2 diabetes?
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What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
How do you know if you have type 2 diabetes?
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How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed?
How do you get tested for type 2 diabetes?
What are the possible complications of diabetes?
Short-term complication - a very high glucose level
Long-term complications
Complications of treatment
What are the aims of treatment?
Treatment aim 1 - keeping your blood sugar (glucose) level at normal levels
Diet, weight control and physical activity
Medication
How is the blood glucose level monitored?
Treatment aim 2 - to reduce other risk factors
Keep your blood pressure down
If you smoke - now is the time to stop
Other medication
Treatment aim 3 - monitoring to detect and treat any complications promptly
Eye screening
Immunisation
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Content: Type 2 diabetes used to be known as maturity-onset, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes. It develops mainly in people older than the age of 40 (but can also occur in younger people). Over 462 million people are living with diabetes in the world, which is estimated to be 1 in 11 of the world's adult population. It is estimated that by 2030, that figure will have risen to 540 million people. Type 2 diabetes is now becoming far more common in children and in young people. The number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in the UK, as it is more common in people who are overweight or obese. It also tends to run in families. It is around five times more common in South Asian and African-Caribbean people (often developing before the age of 40 in this group). It is estimated that there are around 750,000 people in the UK with type 2 diabetes who have not yet been diagnosed with the condition. 1 of 4 Who is most at risk from type 2 diabetes?