About Type 2 Diabetes: The Many Shades of Diabetes

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Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Daily Life From Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE, your Guide to Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes is defined as a medical disease in which the body is unable to properly control sugar levels in the blood due to lack of insulin. Diabetes can also occur when insulin is not being used efficiently and it can appear in different forms, affecting people of all ages. Learn how to prevent, treat and educate yourself on all the varieties of diabetes.  "The Other Diabetes" Late Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults ("LADA") is often referred to as "the other diabetes," or diabetes 1.5. LADA is a slowly developing form of Type 1 diabetes and can be seen at any age, but is most commonly found in adults...read more  Search Related Topics:  diabetes  blood glucose levels  insulin Gestational Diabetes The American Diabetes Association reports that gestational diabetes affects approximately 18% of all pregnancies. In fact, the Center of Disease Control says that out of every 100 women pregnant in the U.S., two to ten of them will have gestational diabetes...read more  Search Related Topics:  gestational diabetes  carbohydrate counting  diabetes meal planning Type 2 Diabetes and Children According to the Center for Disease Control, it is reported that as of 2010 about 215,000 people younger than 20 years of age have diabetes (type 1 or type 2)...read more  Search Related Topics:  children and diabetes  managing type 2 diabetes  diabetes and obesity Prediabetes -Now What? If you’ve just been told you have prediabetes, you are certainly not alone. It is estimated that 57 million people in the United States are considered to have prediabetes....read more  Search Related Topics:  prediabetes  healthy diet plans  low carb diets Related Searches Diabetes Mellitus 2 Diabetes Treatment Diabetes Sugar Diabetes Levels Diet Diabetes Featured Articles Lose Weight and Improve Your Diabetes An Interactive Way to Learn About Diabetes 4 Tips for Helping Your Doctor Treat and Detect Type 2 Diabetes The Basics of Carbohydrate Counting   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE Type 2 Diabetes Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Type 2 Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults-LADA Diabetes Conversation Map Class Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? Best Snacks for Diabetes   Follow me on: Advertisement