Type 2 Diabetes

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Type 2 Diabetes
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What is it?

• Body uses gl _ _ _ _ _ as energy source.
• Liver produces i _ _ _ _ _ _ which is used to
  convert _ _ _ _ _ _ _ into energy.

• Diabetes is when there is excess glucose in the
  blood because there is insufficient insulin to
  process it.

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How is type 2 different?

• Type 1 occurs at birth the cells that produce
  insulin are destroyed. Injections required to
  survive. Not diet-related.

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• Type 2 is avoidable.
• Excess fat intake covers up/blocks insulin
  production cells.
• Body produces more insulin to make up for it.
• Very difficult to maintain blood sugar levels
  with so much insulin (too much followed by too
  little energy, mood swings).
• Damage to pancreas (where insulin is produced)
• Body eventually loses ability to produce insulin.

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Causes

• High, easily processed food (lollies, white
  bread, cakes soft drinks things that give you a
  hit)
• More sugar have to make more insulin burns
  out pancreas.
• Hi fat intake (duh!)
• Alcohol

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Prevention

• OPPOSITE OF CAUSES!
• Do the good stuff
• Avoid the bad stuff