What Is Type 2 Diabetes? | 2 Minute Guide | Diabetes UK

Around 4.2 million people are predicted to be living with type 2 diabetes in the UK, and an estimated 12.3 million people are at risk of type 2 diabetes. But lots of people still don't know what the condition is.

Type 2 diabetes is a serious, lifelong condition where the insulin your pancreas makes can't work properly, or your pancreas can’t make enough insulin. The symptoms of type 2 diabetes include feeling very tired, needing to wee a lot, feeling extremely thirsty, cuts and grazes healing slowly and getting infections like thrush.

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[JewishKeto]

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in September 2022… after months of hard work I reversed my diabetes. I was in extreme denial but I reversed my problem and I feel amazing.

[blackalien]

Every time I learn about an illness, I get obsessed and feel like I definitely have it! LMBAO!

[neoepicurean]

I have fixed my parents type 2 diabetes just being on lockdown with them. 3 months and they are off all meds and in healthy ranges.

[JoeFramo-uwfp]

Thank you I'm 70 years old and I have type 2 diabetes this was a very educational program thank you so much for sharing and letting people know❤

[kateashby]

I’m type 2 and diagnosed 18months ago. I didn’t have any of the common symptoms at all. I have necrobiosis lipodicia diabeticum. That was my only sign I was a diabetic

[jonesusc]

This video gave me hope I was so down when I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes thinking I was on my way to dialysis and now I’m keeping my sugar below 120

[yangtse]

My doctors watched me become 30 kilos too heavy and did nothing until a blood test in 2019.
I had no symptoms and was cycling 50 to 100 miles a week until the flu laid me out
My diet was WFPB plus bread, cake and custard, and shamefully fruit juice.
Wham you're diabetic !
Prescription for Metformin and come back in 3 months.
Thankfully I went away and learned what diabetes actually is.
I lost the first 10 kilos in 3 months and was cured
It's as if the medical profession has decided that they can't prescribe weight loss.
Thanks to that on my medical record and white coat BP readings they have since tried to prescribe statins and BP treatment.
One size does not fit all.
Philosophically these precipitous diagnoses have kept me on my toes..

[samgaming]

Many thanks for this excellent educational video. The patient is diagnosed if they have symptoms as well as a fasting blood glucose of >7, a random blood glucose level of >11 or if 2 hours post glucose tolerance test the level is >11. If there are no symptoms, the above needs to be repeated on at least two separate occasions for the diagnosis to be established.

[ProGamer-gkix]

Some things you can do when you have type 2 diabetes is to eat well and moving more so you can have a better life.

[fashbia]

My parents have this type, please pray for them

[micksmixxx]

Ideally, some indication as to why you've used 'key symbols' to represent insulin production WOULD have helped people to understand that insulin 'unlocks' the body's cells in order to allow glucose to enter from the bloodstream so that it can be utilised to produce energy.

[eneryxerialc]

I have been diagnosed with type 2 3 yrs ago. I just got out of the hospital 2 days ago. In 4 days the doctors have struggled to decrease my sugar level which are around 350 to 480. :(

[asmrari]

I think I have type 2 diabetes. I’m going to the doctor on Monday.

[glenysedwards]

My type is run ing19.4 what should I do

[narcissus.poeticus]

I was just diagnosed and was in a bit of panic. This made sense and calmed me down.

[lanataliamaria]

I’m super active and eat fairly well but I’ve just been diagnosed 😭

[Jessica-cnnd]

I’ve just watched this but I have quite a lot of symptoms but idk which symptoms are for what number 1 or 2

[nathanjackson]

This sucks…I was just diagnosed a few days ago…apparently I’ve had it for at least 2 years but the symptoms were masked by my PTSD

[gargiganguly]

Hi recently I have done sugar fasting and pp test and everything was normal out there do I still have a chance to have diabates? As I don't have any other symptoms other than thrush dry skin on feet etc

[whichiswhich]

I'm 33 years old and just found out I have type 2 diabetes.