{"id":297,"date":"2026-01-02T08:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paychequidity.com\/diabetes\/?p=297"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:01:10","slug":"actually-understand-type-2-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paychequidity.com\/diabetes\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"Actually Understand Type 2 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6xIZMZCznjM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Type 2 diabetes affects over 400 million people. It can be confusing and difficult to manage, so in this video we&#8217;ll answer all your questions about type 2 diabetes, including what to eat, what affects your risk, and is there a cure.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he\/him)<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:52 What Is Type 2 Diabetes?<br \/>\n01:58 Types of Diabetes<br \/>\n04:13 How T2D Affects the Body<br \/>\n05:53 Symptoms of T2D<br \/>\n07:26 Risk Factors for T2D<br \/>\n09:36 Living with, Managing, and Minimizing Unwanted Outcomes from T2D<br \/>\n12:12 Treatments, and Is There a Cure?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nSupport SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nHuge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLooking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?<br \/>\nSciShow Tangents Podcast: https:\/\/scishow-tangents.simplecast.com\/<br \/>\nTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@scishow<br \/>\nTwitter: http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow<br \/>\nInstagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow<br \/>\nFacebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow<\/p>\n<p>#SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nSources:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/diabetesjournals.org\/care\/article\/45\/Supplement_1\/S17\/138925\/2-Classification-and-Diagnosis-of-Diabetes<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/insulin-resistance.html<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK378978\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4219937\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/library\/features\/diabetes_immune_system.html <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yTKcXMZ2Od\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/idf.org\/about-diabetes\/diabetes-facts-figures\/\">Facts &amp; 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