SWEDEN DISCOVER HOW EXCESS BODY FAT CAN LEAD DIABETES

Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease characterized by the body's inability to efficiently utilize sugar. Two stages of the disease have been identified: In the first, "silent" stage, the body's cells lose their ability to respond properly to the crucial hormone, insulin, responsible for moving sugar from the blood into cells. If sugar remains in the bloodstream, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas compensate by stepping up production. Eventually this leads to beta cell exhaustion, reduced insulin output and the appearance of full-blown diabetes.