How to Use type 2 diabetes in a Sentence
type 2 diabetes
noun-
Metformin is a first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
— Tasnim Ahmed, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022 -
All of these symptoms raise the risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 23 May 2021 -
With type 2 diabetes, the body doesn't use insulin well.
— Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022 -
Just one to three cups per day only lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes by 4%, the results showed.
— Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 -
The goal is to get your A1C levels (a marker of type 2 diabetes) to under 6.5% for more than three months.
— Hallie Levine, Health.com, 3 Jan. 2022 -
The drug is called Wegovy, and it has already been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
— Mike Wehner, BGR, 7 June 2021 -
Obesity and type 2 diabetes raise the risk of many forms of cancer.
— Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018 -
While it’s approved by the FDA for people with type 2 diabetes and not for weight loss, it’s become a trendy weight-loss tool.
— Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023 -
While it’s approved by the FDA for people with type 2 diabetes and not for weight loss, it’s become a trendy weight-loss tool.
— Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 -
That’s likely to lead to a rise in all sorts of health conditions — and not just type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
— Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 4 Apr. 2022 -
With so many cases of type 2 diabetes in the U.S., this is the leading cause of blindness in American adults.
— Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020 -
Compared to those who didn't get sick with the virus, those that did were 28% more likely to go on to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
— Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 28 Mar. 2022 -
This means that people with type 2 diabetes need to be mindful of their white rice intake.
— Emily Laurence, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 -
People with type 2 diabetes tend to fare more poorly than those with type 1, in part because those with type 1 tend to be younger.
— New York Times, 3 Apr. 2022 -
So what does air pollution have to do with type 2 diabetes?
— Hannah Holzer, sacbee, 12 July 2018 -
Those can come with their own set of health problems, ranging from heart disease to type 2 diabetes.
— Jamie Ducharme, Time, 20 Feb. 2018 -
Sometimes, there is even a blurring of lines between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
— Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 3 Feb. 2022 -
People with type 2 diabetes should also watch the cholesterol in their foods.
— Amanda Schupak, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021 -
About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
— Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024 -
About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
— Maggie O'Neill, Health, 22 Dec. 2023 -
In many ways, that’s a healthy habit: research has found that coffee may boost longevity and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and more.
— Jamie Ducharme, Time, 25 Apr. 2018 -
People with type 2 diabetes do not make or use insulin well.
— Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Mar. 2024 -
In type 2 diabetes, by far the most common form, the body becomes resistant to insulin.
— Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2018 -
In the more common type 2 diabetes, the body produces insulin but does not use it properly.
— Grace Lieberman, azcentral, 8 Feb. 2020 -
The Method: Pop metformin, a common treatment for type 2 diabetes.
— Gregory Barber, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018 -
Higher caffeine levels were also linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, the study found.
— Chloe Taylor, Fortune Well, 15 Mar. 2023 -
This time as a treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
— Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Dec. 2019 -
Most of this connection seems due to the link between type 2 diabetes and obesity.
— Erika Stallings, SELF, 6 Nov. 2019 -
Key Takeaways In a recent study, people with type 2 diabetes who took Ozempic appeared to lower their Alzheimer’s risk more than those using insulin.
— Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Oct. 2024 -
High blood pressure and type 2 diabetes can also reduce blood flow to the brain and increase inflammation, leading to cognitive decline and dementia.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
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