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comprendiendo la diabetes tipo 2 understanding type 2 diabetes anatomical chart
p now available in spanish our understanding type 2 diabetes anatomical chart defines type 2 diabetes and the role of glucose and insulin in the body and lists symptoms risk factors and ways to control the disease . p this chart shows glucose molecules from the digestive system and insulin molecules from the pancreas traveling in a blood vessel . illustrations visually compare a normal body cell to a body cell with diabetes and show when the cell develops a resistance to insulin making it more difficult for glucose to enter the cell and leading to build up of glucose in the blood vessel . p the chart textually and visually presents complications from the disease heart disease stroke vascular disease nerve damage neuropathy kidney disease nephropathy periodontal disease gum disease and mouth infection and eye diseases such as glaucoma cataracts and diabetic retinopathy .