Individuals who have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes are often warned that poor diabetes management can lead to serious complications, including blindness, kidney failure or amputation.
Kidney health is a major concern for many individuals who have type 2 diabetes, since the need for dialysis or an organ transplant is common among people who have the disease.
Some people are their own worst enemy when it comes to diabetes management. Individuals with type 2 diabetes can stray from their diabetic diet and think that their physician will be none the wiser by the time they are due for their regular HbA1c test.
Some health experts have warned that poor eating habits and little exercise have contributed to a significant increase in type 2 diabetes diagnoses among young adults.
Many health experts have cited high-fat American diets as one of the reasons why a growing number or people in the U.S. are diagnosed with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.
While a high-fat diet has been shown to increase a person's risk of developing pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, the specific types of food that make up this type of eating regimen may play a larger role in these diseases than previously thought.
Due to the growing number of Americans who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, drug manufacturers have ramped up research on different diabetes medications that can help control blood glucose levels as well as symptoms of some other metabolic disorders.
Please indicate which of the following treatments you take for Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin or Glucophage
62%
Amaryl, Glucotrol or Glucotrol XL
3%
Glyset or Precose
0%
Actos or Avandia
2%
Prandin or Starlix
0%
Januvia, tradjenta or Onglyza
7%
Byetta or Victoza
3%
Meal-time Insulin (novolog, apidra or Humalog)
8%
Long acting Insulin (levemir or lantus)
15%
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