Medicine in Layman's Terms

Oh, Sugar, Sugar: Breaking down type 2 diabetes mellitus


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Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of blindness, heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure. In the United States, one in 10 people have diabetes mellitus, with 90-95 % of them having type 2 diabetes.  Join me in discussing how our body normally responds to sugar, where things go wrong, and the risk factors, symptoms, complications and treatment options for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Medicine in Layman's TermsBy Erin Layman Rhoads, PA-C