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 Type II Diabetes
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In Type II diabetes, people have insulin, generally speaking, but their body doesn't use it well. It's very inefficient. The result, though, is still too much sugar in the blood.

Type II diabetes used to be called "adult onset diabetes," but it no longer can be called that because overweight children are getting it as well. Type II is linked to the obesity epidemic.