2.  Type 2 Diabetes is a lifestyle disease in which there are high levels of glucose in the blood.

3.  Roger Hinsworth  1935

5.  Type 2 Diabetes is triggered by your environment.

6.  Exercise  Healthy Diet  Medications  Insulin  Weight loss surgery

7.  The main goal is to lose weight, so Type 2 Diabetics have to monitor their diet closely.

8.  Lower Blood Sugar  Lose weight

9. It is not uncommon to take more than one drug at a time, and they can be used at the same time as insulin.

10.  It can be difficult to keep track of everything (blood sugar levels, insulin, exercise, etc.)

11.  Lower Blood Sugar Levels

12.  Lose weight with a healthy diet and excercise

13.  “I’m not normal!”  “We’re all in this together!”

14.  By the year 2050, approximately 1 in 3 adults.  The Majority of people diagnosed with Type 2 are over 40 years of age.  Adolescents who are diagnosed are generally between 10 and 19.  Mostly seen in non-white ethnic groups (with American Indian adolescents at greatest risk.)

15.  90-95% of all cases  Can live normal lives  Thin people are not immune

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