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Type 2 Diabetes — An Alarming Punishment For Being Fat?
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Whenever I talk about body liberation and an end to fatphobia, people swarm out of the woodwork to remind me of all the illnesses caused by excess weight. At the forefront of these illnesses is type 2 diabetes. So in this post, I want to discuss the facts about type 2 diabetes.
What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes, like type 1, is a condition where the insulin produced by your body does not stabilise the amount of sugar in your blood. This causes high blood sugar levels, and once your blood sugar exceeds a certain point, it can cause damage to your kidneys, eyes, brain and nerves over time. It is an illness that develops over time as opposed to type 1 which you are born with the majority of the time.
What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?
Two related causes are believed to be responsible for type 2 diabetes. The first is called insulin resistance. Your body is still producing insulin, but it does not affect the cells the way it should. They resist the effects of insulin and therefore do not absorb and remove enough sugar from the blood.
Your pancreas then needs to work harder and produce more insulin as it becomes less effective. Eventually, it simply cannot keep up…
