What is Diabetes
WHAT IS DIABETES
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces.
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas, that acts like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells in the body to produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose get into the cells.
Not being able to produce insulin or use it effectively leads to raised glucose levels in the blood (known as hyperglycaemia). Over the long-term high glucose levels are associated with damage to the body and failure of various organs and tissues.
TYPES OF DIABETES
There are three different types of diabetes
RISK FACTORS
More about the risk factors of diabetes
DIABETES COMPLICATIONS
People with diabetes have an increased risk of developing a number of serious health problems.
DIABETES PREVENTION
Read more on the behavioral techniques to prevent type 2 diabetes