How Does Diabetes Develop?
Diabetes
Ingestion of sugar (also known as glucose) is managed in your body by insulin released in response to glucose intake by the pancreas. Body cells become increasingly resistant to insulin, causing the pancreas to overproduce insulin before eventually failing to keep up. Insulin resistance develops gradually over time due to chronic lifestyle factors, excessive glucose intake, genetic predisposition, and aging. Cells slowly stop responding to insulin, prompting the pancreas to produce excess insulin, which eventually leads to pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
The following images may help you understand this process (useful knowledge Sugar = Glucose):
Glucose - A critical energy source:
How does insulin work?
The Dual Role of the Pancreas:
What causes insulin resistance?
What causes diabetes? What diseases result?
Diabetes - a more complex overview:
