Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal glucose metabolism. Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common form (90% of diabetics actually suffer from this form of the disease). In the case of type 2 diabetes, there is resistance of the tissues to insulin and decreased response to glucose by the pancreas. The circulating endogenous insulin is sufficient to prevent ketosis. There is often excessive insulin secretion and excessive activity of the beta cells in the pancreas.
Diabetes is a very widespread metabolic disorder. Studies have estimated that in...
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