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In a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the rapid increase of people diagnosed with diabetes “rose by more than 90 percent among adults over the past 10 years” with Florida, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia having the highest incidence of new diabetes cases.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is most commonly caused when your body does not produce enough insulin (a hormone released by the pancreas) which is needed to convert sugar, or glucose, which is your basic fuel energy for your cells.

In addition, the CDC stated that 25 percent of Americans are at risk of “pre-diabetes” due to lack of awareness of the common causes of diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes.

Recognizing some of the signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes such as… Read the rest of this entry »