By: Juliette Siegfried
Type 2 diabetes (previously known as non-insulin-dependent or
adult-onset diabetes) is a disorder that affects over 20 million people in the
US. It is a chronic condition in which your body doesn't produce enough insulin
to metabolize sugar (glucose), and thus maintain normal glucose levels in the
blood. It can be a precursor to Type 1 diabetes, and left untreated can be life
threatening. Possibly the most dangerous aspect of the disease is that many
people don't know that they have it, and remain undiagnosed.
