High blood sugar levels can seriously damage parts of your body, including your feet and your eyes. These are called diabetes complications. But you can take action to prevent or delay many of these side effects of diabetes. You might hear your healthcare team talk about two types of diabetes complications: serious ones that build up over […]
The cause of diabetes, regardless of the type, is having too much glucose circulating in the bloodstream. However, the reason your blood glucose levels are high differs depending on the type of diabetes. Causes of Type 1 diabetes: This is an immune system disease. Your body attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in your pancreas. Without insulin […]
WHAT IS DIABETES Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. The hormone insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be stored or used for energy. With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin it does make. Untreated […]