Type 2 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.    A quick definition of type 2 diabetes is when the body does not make enough insulin or the insulin it makes does not work the way it should.  Many millions of Americans have been diagnosed with this disease and there are many others that are living with type 2 diabetes and don't even know it. Type 2 diabetes seems to be more common in certain ethnic groups than others as well as the elderly population.

Many people that end up with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms.  But others that do have symptoms might have:

• ​Blurred vision
• Erectile dysfunction
• Fatigue
• Frequent or slow healing infections
• Increased appetite
• Increased thirst
• Increased urination

Most people with type 2 diabetes are overweight at the time they are diagnosed.  However, this disease can also occur in thinner individuals, especially the aging.
Some other risk factors could be:

• Turning 45 or older
• HDL cholesterol of less than 35 mg/dL or your triglyceride level of greater than 250 mg/dL
• High blood pressure 

To be a potential participant in this type II study you must be at least 18 years old. Your A1c must be between 7.5 and 10.5.  Your BMI must be 39 or lower. You may not have a history of Pancreatitis, current pregnancy or type I diabetes.