The symptoms develop gradually because, if you have the insulin resistant form of type 2, it takes time for the effects of insulin resistance to show up. Your body doesnât become insulin resistant (unable to use insulin properly) overnight, as you can learn about in the article on causes of type 2 diabetes.
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a form of heart disease that usually appears in adulthood. ARVC is a disorder of the myocardium, which is the muscular wall of the heart.
Rheumatic fever (acute rheumatic fever or ARF) is an autoimmune disease that may occur after a group A streptococcal throat infection that causes inflammatory lesions in connective tissue, especially that of the heart, joints, blood vessels, and subcutaneous tissue. Rheumatic fever does not affect all individuals who have had a strep throat infection. 2  Rheumatic fever affects the joints, heart, skin, and nervous system. 3  Antibiotics are used to treat the strep throat infection and may prevent development of rheumatic fever.