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What are the main causes of diabetes in people over 50?
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Type 2 diabetes: The main type of diabetes in that age group is type 2 which doesn't necessarily require insulin therapy and often is controlled by dieting and avoiding sweets and starches. The causes are usually obesity, lack of exercise,insulin resistance where your body's cells don't process your own insulin which eventually runs too low, and family history of diabetes.
Answered 7/20/2019
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