What is Type 2 Diabetes?
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD
The term diabetes is the short for the full name, diabetes mellitus. This term is derived from the Greek words diabetes meaning siphon or to pass through and the Latin word mellitus meaning honeyed or sweet. This is because, in diabetes, excess sugar accumulates in the blood and urine.
Types of diabetes
There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes usually occurs in childhood or adolescence and is also known of as juvenile diabetes. With type 1 diabetes, the body stops producing insulin, the hormone which usually stimulates the body's cells to uptake glucose from the blood to use for energy.
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