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Health Topicsdiabetestype 2-diabetesSee how type 2 diabetes affects the whole body—not just the pancreas

See how type 2 diabetes affects the whole body—not just the pancreas

Written by Jameson Kowalczyk. Medically reviewed in June 2023 by Ann Wendling, MD, MPH.

Updated on October 22, 2024

Type 2 diabetes can cause kidney, nerve and eye damage, as well as other scary complications. See what's actually happening inside the body of someone with type 2 diabetes with Sharecare's revolutionary virtual reality experience.

Medically reviewed in October 2018.

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