Mellitus Diabetes 8.
Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes can be easy to ignore, especially in the early stages when you're feeling fine. but diabetes affects many major organs, including your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. controlling your blood sugar levels can help prevent these complications. although long-term complications of diabetes develop gradually, they can eventually be disabling or even life-threatening. some of the potential complications of diabetes include: 1. heart and blood vessel disease. diabetes d Factors that may increase your risk of type 2 diabetes include: 1. weight. being overweight is a main risk factor for type 2 diabetes. however, you don't have to be overweight to develop type 2 diabetes. 2. fat distribution. if you store fat mainly in the abdomen, you have a greater risk of type mellitus diabetes 8. 2 diabetes than if you store fat elsewhere, such as in your hips and thighs. your risk of type 2 diabetes rises if you're a man with a waist circumferen...