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Type 2 diabetes

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Alternative Names:

Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2

Prevention:

Everyone over 45 should have blood glucose checked at least every 3 years. Regular testing of random blood glucose should begin at a younger age and be performed more often if you are at particular risk for diabetes.

Maintain a healthy body weight and keep an active lifestyle to help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.

References:

Psaty BM, Furberg CD. Rosiglitazone and Cardiovascular Risk. N Engl J Med . 2007 May 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Rao G. Insulin resistance syndrome. Am Fam Physician . 2001 Mar 15;63(6):1159-63, 1165-6.

Watson S, Miller K. Encyclopedia of the Human Body: The Endocrine System . Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing, 2004.

Larson PR, Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, et al. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology . 10th ed. St. Louis, MO: WB Saunders; 2003.

• Review Date: 5/22/2007
• Reviewed By: Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (1/23/2006)

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