Diabetes is a disease that has affected an estimated 140 million
people worldwide, 90% of whom suffer from Type 2 diabetes. This
type of diabetes is a leading cause of heart disease, adult
blindness, kidney failure and non-traumatic limb loss. Type 2
diabetes is characterised by high blood sugar levels due to the
body’s inability to use and / or produce insulin leading to
patients eventually requiring insulin injections. |Type 2
Diabetes||Type 1 Diabetes| In some people, the pancreas starts
to produce less insulin which impairs blood sugar from entering
the cells. Usually, insulin resistance makes it more difficult
for blood sugar to enter the body's cells. The pancreas still
produces insulin, but the body can't use it effectively. Insulin
resistance is an underlying problem in type 2 diabetes. This
means that the body produces insulin but cannot use it
effectively. Eventually, insulin-producing cells can no longer
perform properly. This is when glucose levels rise and diabetes
develops. |The body destroys in