Diabetes Type 2

People with type 2 diabetes make  insulin like everyone else,  but it does not work properly.

 

What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?

Eating too much fatty food and getting overweight.

Too much fat stops insulin from working properly.

                            

Chips                Hamburger              Fried Food           Chocolate

 

Eating too much sugar.

You can get overweight from eating too many sugary foods.

Being overweight stops insulin from working properly.

                        

Ice Cream              Cake                    Soft Drink

 

Not being active enough.

Your can get overweight if you don't have enough exercise.

 

Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

 

    

Tired                                                                               Thirsty

 

The need to go to the toilet often to pass urine,

especially at night.   

   

Living with Type 2 Diabetes

If you have Type 2 diabetes you will need to:

          Eat healthy foods

 

           Exercise regularly

 

           Visit the doctor regularly

 

          Maintain a healthy weight

 

          Stop smoking

 

Some people with type 2 diabetes also need to:

 

          Test their blood glucose levels

 

          Take diabetes medication

 

          Have insulin injections

 

Diabetes and your Heart

If you have type 2 diabetes you need to look after your heart because a lot of people with type 2 diabetes get heart problems.

Long Term Complications

If you do not ...

• Eat healthy food
• Exercise regularly, or
• Visit you doctor and diabetes health team for regular checkups

... you can make yourself very sick.

You could have problems with your:

• Eyes
• Feet
• Heart
• Kidneys
• Nervous system