How Does Diabetes Develop?
Diabetes
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, genetic predisposition, and aging. Cells slowly stop responding to insulin, prompting the pancreas to produce excess insulin, which eventually leads to prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
The following images may help you understand this pprocess:
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:
