Type 2 Diabetes

Insulin is made in the liver by beta cells

Latin physicians and ancient Indians found ways to see if the urine was sweet

In 1889, Joseph Von Mering and Oskar Minkowski took a pancreas from a dog

In 1982, Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod were men who found the treatment, insulin from cows

If your older relatives have diabetes (2), you have a greater chance of developing it

Eating balanced meals and exercising regularly could prevent diabetes (2)

High glucose levels in your blood could swell the cornea in your eye

There are no treatments for type two diabetes

A glucose meter is a way to check you blood sugar levels (yourself)

My great grandfather got diabetes, which is one of the reasons why I picked this disease