Diabetes affects millions of people in
North America, almost half of whom do not
realize they have the disease. At risk are
people who have a family history of
diabetes, are obese, have a history of large
birth weight and are over age forty.
People with diabetes do not convert
food into energy the same way most people
do. If a person without diabetes eats a piece
of candy, for example, the pancreas will
produce insulin which then converts those
carbohydrates into glucose or sugar. That
glucose is then used by the cells for energy.
However, glucose is not automatically
accepted into the cells. It requires a specific
key – insulin – to be converted into energy.
Without insulin, glucose is locked out of the
cells, causing the body to build up extra
supplies of it. In people with diabetes, who
do not produce insulin, this can eventually
lead to hyperglycemia or diabetic coma,
also known as high blood sugar.
(UNIVATES)
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