Diabetes+2+by+Jun+Geon+and+Jason+L


 * Type 2 Diabetes**

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** D iabetes** is a common, well known disease, and most people recognize the name if they happen to hear it. Even so, there are few people who acutally //understand// the disease for what it is, what it can do, and how to treat it. And since type 2 diabetes stands as a disease that anyone can easily be diagnosed with, it is crucial to know about the latter mentioned above.

These are the key terms one must know before delving deep into facts about type 2 diabetes: []
 * Beta Cells**- Cells that make insulin
 * Insulin**- A hormone that works as a 'key' to open cells and allow glucose to enter their walls
 * Pancreas**- the organ that produces beta cells

Quiz: What would happen if one's pancreas somehow does not produce enough beta cells? How does this relate to being diagnosed with diabetes?

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