FrançaisDiabetes: What is Diabetes?
Affecting over two million people in England and Wales, with over 750,000 people unaware they have the condition; Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose in the blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly.
The most common forms of Diabetes are Type 1 and Type 2; however the causes of both types are different, but both result in too much glucose (sugar) in the blood.The amount of sugar in the blood is controlled by a hormone called insulin, which is produced by the pancreas. When food is digested and enters the bloodstream, insulin helps to move any glucose out of the blood and into cells, where it is broken down to produce energy.
However, in diabetes, because there is either not enough insulin, or because there is a poor response (resistance) to insulin, the body is unable to fully use the glucose in the blood stream.
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