What Is Diabetes
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you are not alone of course they're not
alone
we're right here no I mean they're not
alone because they have diabetes
this affects millions of people every
year millions is there a cure
unfortunately there is no cure but there
is treatment and after we tell you what
is happening in your body we'll show you
how to take care of yourself
look out diabetes here we come the body
is made of trillions of cells that's a
million million that need energy to
function
millions of millions that's a lot mmm
how about seven the food you eat is
turned into sugar which is called
glucose and glucose travels to all of
your cells through the bloodstream
inside your body is an organ called the
pancreas the pancreas makes something
called insulin which helps all those
cells in your body use the glucose your
cells need the glucose to grow and get
the power they need if you have diabetes
your body has trouble controlling the
level of glucose in your blood either
your pancreas isn't making enough
insulin or your cells aren't reacting to
the insulin the way they should so
there's too much glucose running around
in your blood and that's a bad thing yes
having too much or too little glucose in
your blood can damage your heart blood
vessels kidneys brain and nerves and
cause eyesight that gets worse and worse
over many years and that's not good how
do we know if we have this some symptoms
are too much thirst or hunger paying too
often weight loss tiredness changes in
vision slow healing cuts and itching of
your skin that goes on and on that's a
lot of stuff that's why it's very
important for people with diabetes to
take care of themselves in some cases
people with diabetes need to take daily
insulin shots sometimes you can control
this disease through diet and exercise
and taking medication by mouth your
doctor can help you
with a diet and medication plan so that
your blood sugar is regulated I know
some healthy foods fruit vegetables
whole grains fish nuts beans and you
need to exercise to getting good
exercise really helps your body control
your glucose levels you can run swim
skip hop bicycle jump rope
play games just keep your body moving
dance but even when you're as active as
Daniel you still need to check your
blood sugar level regularly your doctor
will show you how and in no time you'll
be able to do it yourself
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