What is Diabetes Type 2?

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance or desensitization and increased blood glucose (sugar) levels. It is a chronic disease that can develop gradually over time and can be linked to both environmental factors and heredity.

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What is it like to have Diabetes Type 2?

Common Symptoms Patients' Latest Severity My Current Severity  
Severity
Severe
Moderate
Mild
None
Blurry vision None Mild Moderate Severe
Excessive thirst (polydipsia) None Mild Moderate Severe
Urinary frequency None Mild Moderate Severe

What do patients take to treat Diabetes Type 2 and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Metformin
(Ratio-Metformin, Glycon, Diabex, Apo-Metformin)
135
Insulin Glargine
(Lantus OptiClik Cartridge, Lantus SoloStar, Lantus)
32
Pioglitazone
(Actos)
11
11
sitagliptin
(Januvia)
10
Glipizide
(Glipizide ER, Glucotrol, Glipizide XL)
9
Glimepiride
(Amaryl)
6
Glyburide
(Euglukon, Glucovance)
5

These charts show data from Diabetes Type 2 patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Diabetes Type 2 at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
69% Females
31% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 60
20-29 yrs 242
30-39 yrs 414
40-49 yrs 541
50-59 yrs 323
60-69 yrs 60
70+ yrs 7
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 2503
Not Officially Diagnosed 59

These charts show data from Diabetes Type 2 patients who have completed their condition history