Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes, often linked to obesity, affects about 90 percent of the cases in the United States and has been rapidly growing among children and adults. In type 2 patients, the body does produce insulin but becomes resistant to it leading to high levels of glucose in the blood. Although many type 2 patients are treated with diet, exercise and oral medications, many also take insulin injections. In contrast, type 1 patients must take insulin injections to survive.

Recently, researchers have been making great strides in finding new treatments and making progress toward a cure for diabetes.