Diabetes





There are two main types of diabetes- Type 1 and Type 2. Diabetes is when your body cannot produce enough or too much glucose. Glucose is sugar in the bloodstream that gives you energy to do everyday tasks. There is a part of your body, called the pancreas, which produces insulin- the hormone that keeps your glucose level in the right range. Type one diabetes is when your body stops, or produces too little insulin. Type two diabetes is when your body cannot use the insulin correctly. An estimated 20.8 million, or 7%, of U.S. citizens have diabetes. Of those, 14.6 million have been diagnosed and 6.2 million have not. In 2002 diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death. Diabetes affects almost every part of your body. It can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, nerve damage and amputations.

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