Type 2 diabetes, which is sometimes called non-insulin dependent diabetes, is a condition that develops over time. Your body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin resulting in increased blood sugar levels.
Monday, May 12, 2008
What’s your risk?
There are certain traits that can help doctors identify those at high risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Its commonly known as cardiometabolic risk.
DO you notice that people with diabetes tend to be overweight, hypertensive and have high cholesterol levels? This association was described as early as 80 years ago, but little attention was paid to it until 1988 when syndrome X was described.
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