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Type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Sally Barber,
Nafeesa Dhalwani,
Melanie J. Davies,
Kamlesh Khunti,
Laura J. Gray,
Suzy Hope,
Bridget Knight,
Beverley M. Shields,
Andrew T. Hattersley,
Terrence Mcdonald,
Angus G. Jones,
Mahender Yadagiri,
Piya Sen Gupta,
Jeffrey W. Stephens,
Anthony Robinson,
Maria Phylactou,
Allan Laurence Kennedy,
James Clark,
John Wilding,
Karen Adamson,
Robert E. Ryder,
Kuat Oshakbayev,
A Seidaliyeva,
Gulnar Togizbayeva,
Meruyert Gazaliyeva,
Aigul Durmanova,
Bibazhar Dukenbayeva,
Pernekul Oshakbayev
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.13_13047
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , type 2 diabetes , library science , exhibition , diabetes mellitus , family medicine , art history , endocrinology , computer science , art
Type 2 diabetes is a disorder characterized by abnormally high blood sugar levels. In this form of diabetes, the body stops using and making insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that helps regulate blood sugar levels. Specifically, insulin controls how much glucose (a type of sugar) is passed from the blood into cells, where it is used as an energy source. When blood sugar levels are high (such as after a meal), the pancreas releases insulin to move the excess glucose into cells, which reduces the amount of glucose in the blood.