Diabetes

Diabetes is an ongoing disease that occurs when the pancreas isn't ready to make insulin right now, or when the body can't use the insulin it makes. Insulin is a chemical produced by the pancreas that acts like a key to allow glucose from the food we eat to pass from the circulatory system to the cells of the body to supply energy. All varieties of sugary foods break down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose enter cells. Not having the option to deliver insulin or using it successfully causes blood glucose to rise. For a long time, high glucose levels are linked to damage to the body and damage to other organs and tissues.