1. Type 2 diabetes results from insulin resistance in the liver and peripheral tissues like muscle, as well as relative insulin deficiency. This leads to increased hepatic glucose production and reduced glucose uptake in tissues.
2. Sustained hyperglycemia can cause glucotoxicity and further impair insulin secretion and action, exacerbating the disease. It also increases renal glucose reabsorption beyond the renal threshold, causing glucosuria.
3. Over time, this pathophysiology can cause impaired counterregulatory hormone responses to hypoglycemia, increasing the risk of severe and prolonged hypoglycemic episodes with loss of symptomatic awareness.