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Type 2 diabetes (adult onset diabetes) is defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a chronic condition that affects the way your body processes sugar. It is the most common form of diabetes, which accounts for 90-95% of the diabetic population worldwide (347 + million). With type 2 diabetes, you are one of 2 things - resistant to your body’s own insulin ( the hormone that regulates sugar) or your body doesn’t produce enough insulin to control the sugar in your body. *Let me clear…

People with type 2 diabetes may also need insulin shots to help them process sugar and prevent them from developing long-term problems. While there are various types of insulin treatments for people with diabetes, along with diet and regular exercise regimen, most people who have type 2 diabetes are treated first with oral medications instead of receiving needle injections. For more than 3,000 years…

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) explained by Kendra Cherry psychology expert that “a self-inventory designed to identify a person’s personality type, strengths, and preferences.” The Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator is a self-inventory it was develop to identify a person personality type based on a list of question developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Kathrine Briggs that was founded on the works of Carl Jung’s theory. The results of the personality types come from the question…

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease affecting around 347 million people word wide. It splits into 2 main types; Type 1 with 10% off all cases, affecting children and adults and it sally inherited and type 2 with approximately 90% of all cases, normally caused by a high fat, high sugar diet and a lack of exercise. It is the body’s inability to either produce enough insulin in the pancreas or to respond to the insulin produces, leading to unpredictably high or low glucose levels and…

Diabetes Diabetes is a genetic disease. There are two types of Diabetes, Type 1 which is were your pancreas does not produce insulin this is also known as “Juvenile diabetes” because it is often diagnosed in children and teens. There is also Type 2 diabetes; this occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or when the cells are unable to use insulin properly. Diabetes is common genetic disease and affects many people. The number of people affected by diabetes is 21.9 million people,…

hyperglycemia. This is caused by a defect in the secretion of insulin, or a defect in the effects of insulin on the tissues. Typically diagnosed after 30 years of age, Type 2 diabetes is characterized by tissues developing insulin resistance. There are several components influencing the development of insulin resistance. The evolution of Type 2 Diabetes can be broken into 3 stages, the first of which is believed to have a genetic component that decreases insulin sensitivity. Throughout the…

Juvenile diabetes or as it is more commonly known today as type 1 diabetes is a metabolic disorder. The main identifying feature is an absence of insulin production and secretion. It is also caused by autoimmune destruction of your beta cells, which are located in the pancreas. Because the beta cells are destroyed by your own immune system, little or no insulin can be produced. Insulin injections are required to help the body control the levels of blood glucose. But what causes the body to…

When taking the 16Personalities Test online at, 16personalities.com, it tested my personality type. For example, I was given countless questions about my personality and had to answer between strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, or strongly disagree. When taking this personality test I realized it asked questions about all various aspects of personality types. It asked many diverse questions for say if I found it difficult to introduce myself to other people and if I try to respond to email…

Diabetes Type 2 “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 29 million children and adults in the United States have some form of diabetes”( Katherine Brind’Amour). Type 2 diabetes is one of the forms of diabetes that is extremely common in the United States. “Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which people have problems regulating their blood sugar” (Brind’Amour). People who have diabetes will have high blood sugar because their bodies cannot produce enough…

Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..2 2. Types of diabetes……………………………………………………………………….3 3. Type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………………………4 4. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………...5 5. Treatment and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes………………………...………………..... 6 6. Type 2 diabetes…………………………….………………………………………….10 7. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes………………………………...…………………….….12 8. Treatment and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes…………………………………..………13 9. Conclusion.…