Type 2 diabetes is the one whose frequency is continuously increasing in highly developed countries. It is usually associated with high cholesterol levels, and sedentary lifestyle, aspects that influence sensitivity to the effect of insulin, especially in the muscles, so that the level of sugar that reaches the muscles decreases.
Diabetes mellitus is a condition with an increasing incidence in all age groups. It is characterized by increased glycemia accompanied or not by increased insulin resistance, with changes in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism.
Diabetes mellitus may start or may evolve with acute metabolic complications – diabetic coma – or chronic systemic complications: neurologic – various forms of neuropathy, renal – diabetic nephropathy, ophthalmologic – diabetic retinopathy, and cardiovascular.
Metabolic disorders occur when the normal process of metabolism is disturbed due to an inherited or acquired disorder. They are generally characterized by an excess accumulation of certain chemical compounds, which impairs the proper functioning of the body and results in neurological, liver, joint, joint, skin, heart or somatic developmental delay.