Your 45-year-old male had been diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome many years ago and now has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. He is concerned that he may have had high blood sugars before this recent diagnosis. Based upon your knowledge of the pathophysiology of Type 2 DM,
1- what would you tell your patient with respect to the development of Type 2 DM overtime?
2- Discuss in detail with your patient how Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus develops over time in him with Metabolic Syndrome by focusing on the pathophysiologic changes that occur.
Describe the changes that occur in the vessels in the body over time and the pathologic changes that occur.