Type 2 Diabetes

<p>Type 2 Diabetes has doubled in the last 15 years in the UK.&nbsp;It is associated with potentially serious complications from kidney failure to blindness but there is a process called insulin resistance that occurs prior to its onset.</p><br><p>In this episode I look at the factors behind the development of Type 2 Diabetes and what can be done to prevent or potentially reverse Type 2 Diabetes and combat insulin resistance beyond low carb diets.</p><br><p>Diabetes stats for the UK:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/number-people-living-diabetes-uk-tops-5-million-first-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/number-people-living-diabetes-uk-tops-5-million-first-time</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Diabetes prevention strategies - the evidence:&nbsp;<a href="https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/diabetes-prevention-programme-providers-need-more-consistency-flexibility-equality-of-access/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/diabetes-prevention-programme-providers-need-more-consistency-flexibility-equality-of-access/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Group consultations for Type 2 Diabetes:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.knowdiabetes.org.uk/professional/group-consultations/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.knowdiabetes.org.uk/professional/group-consultations/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Medication for Type 2 Diabetes:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/treating-your-diabetes/tablets-and-medication" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/treating-your-diabetes/tablets-and-medication</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Air pollution and Type 2 Diabetes: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6931138/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6931138/</a></p><br><p>Shift work and diabetes: <a href="https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articl