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FAQ
What does type 2 diabetes mean?
Type 2 diabetes is the name for a long term medical condition. It causes raised blood sugar levels which can eventually lead to serious complications like heart disease, kidney problems, and nerve damage.
How do you get type 2 diabetes?
The hormone insulin plays an important role in diabetes. Insulin helps move glucose (sugar) into body cells from the blood. In type 2 diabetes, your body produces less insulin and your body has a weaker response to insulin. This causes blood sugar levels to rise.
Factors that can increase your risk of getting type 2 diabetes include:
- Obesity
- Being physically inactive
- Having a family history of diabetes
- A history of gestational diabetes
Is type 2 diabetes serious?
Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition that can affect everyday life. If your blood sugar is not controlled, it can cause diabetic symptoms and can increase the risk of developing serious problems like stroke, vision loss, and heart disease.
How do you treat type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is treated with a combination of medication and lifestyle changes. Effective lifestyle changes can include losing weight and increasing physical activity. Metformin is usually the first medicine prescribed. Other medicines may be prescribed alone or in combination with metformin such as gliclazide.
Which is worse, type 1 or type 2 diabetes?
Both types of diabetes are serious and can cause severe complications if poorly controlled. Type 2 diabetes can be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle like being obese. Type 1 diabetes is not caused by lifestyle factors and the causes are not well known. It is commonly diagnosed in children and young people, whereas type 2 diabetes is more commonly diagnosed in adults.
Can I order type 2 diabetes medicine online?
Our doctors at Simple Online Pharmacy are able to prescribe metformin online. This service is for people who are unable to obtain a prescription from their GP in certain circumstances and just need a temporary refill. It is still important that you get your diabetes medication from your GP regularly and have regular check-ups with your GP or nurse.
Content Reviewed: 05/11/2020
