Type 2 diabetes mellitus is caused by both precipitating and predisposing factors. Precipitating factors include frequent infections, high sugar diets, drug therapies, high birth weight babies, and sedentary lifestyles. Predisposing factors include family history, obesity, and age. Over time, beta cell exhaustion and insulin resistance develop, impairing the body's ability to regulate blood glucose levels and leading to high blood glucose. Untreated, this can result in numerous serious complications affecting many organ systems.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is caused by both precipitating and predisposing factors. Precipitating factors include frequent infections, high sugar diets, drug therapies, high birth weight babies, and sedentary lifestyles. Predisposing factors include family history, obesity, and age. Over time, beta cell exhaustion and insulin resistance develop, impairing the body's ability to regulate blood glucose levels and leading to high blood glucose. Untreated, this can result in numerous serious complications affecting many organ systems.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is caused by both precipitating and predisposing factors. Precipitating factors include frequent infections, high sugar diets, drug therapies, high birth weight babies, and sedentary lifestyles. Predisposing factors include family history, obesity, and age. Over time, beta cell exhaustion and insulin resistance develop, impairing the body's ability to regulate blood glucose levels and leading to high blood glucose. Untreated, this can result in numerous serious complications affecting many organ systems.