A Beginner’s Guide to Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Of the more than 37 million Americans with diabetes (about 1 in 10), 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes, while the remainder have type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body’s own immune system damages the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. …