Diabetes type 2 is caused by insufficient levels of insulin to
keep blood glucose under control. Excessive levels of another
hormone, glucagon, can also contribute to diabetes type 2 by
causing the liver to flood the body with stored glucose.
Diabetes type 2 does not arise overnight, but slowly progresses
for many years as a condition known as prediabetes. In
prediabetes, blood sugar rises to excessive levels after a meal,
but is normal or nearly normal after an overnight fast.
Researchers are seeking ways to prevent prediabetes from
progressing to diabetes. Besides diet and exercise, the diabetic
drug metformin can slow the onset of diabetes... - A diabetes
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diabetesThu, 21 May 2009, 9:29:08 EDT - New study suggests
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diseaseThu, 16 Dec 2010, 12:27:12 EST - Joslin researchers
identify new target for treatment of type 2 diabetes and