Condition that Creates a Problem…
Sufferers with diabetes mellitus have a condition that creates a problem with how their body produces energy for food. We use glucose, which is transported around the body by blood, as a form of energy which comes from food containing sugar. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body but diabetes causes glucose to back up in the bloodstream. If this situation remains unchecked, levels of glucose in the blood increase to dangerous levels.
If you do not know much about this problem, there is some basic information below. Mainly affecting children and young adults, type 1 or juvenile onset diabetes occurs when insulin production stops completely; daily injections of insulin are needed if the diabetic patient does not want to die. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is required for the body to function normally. The other type of diabetes (type 2 or late onset) is not quite so severe; it results when the body either cannot produce enough insulin or does not use the insulin it makes properly.
