Type 2 Diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes is where the body’s cells do not react to insulin or the body does not make enough insulin.
• It is not an autoimmune condition.
• There are several risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. These include ethnicity, genetics and lifestyle.
• You can help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes with healthy eating, regular exercise and achieving a healthy body weight.
• Tablets and insulin injections may also be needed to manage type 2 diabetes.
• Type 2 diabetes can develop over weeks or months. The symptoms may be less obvious compared to type 1 diabetes.