Overview of Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a more common type of diabetes. About 90 percent of diabetics in the world suffer from this type of diabetes.


This type of diabetes is caused by a lack of insulin production in the body or body cells that become less sensitive to insulin. This lack of body cells is known as insulin resistance.

Symptoms in people with this type of diabetes can usually be controlled with a healthy diet and monitor blood glucose levels. However, stay alert because this disease will continue to grow in the body and gradually you will need treatment steps.

Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity. Indeed, not everyone who suffers from obesity will automatically suffer from type 2 diabetes. However, the higher a person's body mass index, the risk of this type of diabetes also increases. Diabetes due to obesity generally attacks the elderly.