OVERVIEW ON DIABETES...

Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy.

The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes your body either does not make enough insulin or cant use its insulin as much as it should. This causes sugar build up in the blood.

Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower~ extremity amputations.