Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood. Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition. It can lead to health issues such as heart attack, stroke,  blindness, kidney failure, or loss of toes, feet, or legs.

Type 2 diabetes is much harder to manage than prediabetes. This is why it is important to catch prediabetes as soon as possible. Take the risk test and reach out to our MDPP team if you are at risk for prediabetes.