Type 2 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed
Cause
Type 2 diabetes develops when the following factors cause blood sugar (glucose) levels to rise:
- Your body's tissues are not responding properly to insulin, making it more difficult for cells to get glucose from the blood to make energy. This is called insulin resistance.
- Your pancreas is not producing enough insulin to overcome the insulin resistance. As diabetes progresses, your pancreas may produce less and less insulin.
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| Author: | Merrill Hayden Carrie Henley | Last Updated: November 27, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Hanan Bassyouni, MD - Endocrinology and Metabolism Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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