Why is it called Type 2 Diabetes?
Diabetes is afflicting people all around the world, particularly type 2 diabetes, which accounts for over 90% of all cases. The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes is quite complex, involving genetic predispositions and environmental factors, as well as factors like insulin resistance and defects in the function of beta cells in the islets of Langerhans. Therefore, type 2 diabetes arises under the combined effects of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, where the patient experiences a decrease in insulin sensitivity that worsens over time, leading to compensatory hyperinsulinemia and impaired insulin secretion. As the condition worsens and progresses, the function of the pancreatic beta cells deteriorates further and becomes inadequate, leading to the onset of type 2 diabetes. Thus, defects in the function of the beta cells are crucial to the development of type 2 diabetes.
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