28/04/2022
It is estimated that there are currently 3.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of these cases. It is also predicted that 1.1 million people have diabetes and don’t even know it.
Type 2 diabetes is a condition that affects how the body uses glucose, a sugar we use as a source of energy. Once glucose is released from the food we eat and enters the bloodstream, your body releases a hormone called insulin. Type 2 diabetes is caused when the body responds abnormally to the insulin produced, creating a resistance. This means that unused glucose can build up in your bloodstream causing high blood sugar levels.
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