Have you ever wondered what happens inside your body when you have diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism. It affects the way our bodies use what we eat and drink to produce our daily dose of energy.

We get our energy in the following way: Our food is digested and broken down into a simple sugar known as glucose. The glucose then circulates in your blood, where it waits to enter the cell so that it can be used as fuel for our energy. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps move the glucose into cells.

If our pancreas are healthy, they will regulate how much insulin is in our bodies, based upon glucose levels. But in diabetes, this process breaks down. Because our pancreas may fail to produce enough insulin, the blood sugar levels become too high. This is because the glucose failed to enter our cells because our pancreas did not produce the amount of insulin that our bodies need.

Over time this deprives the cells of glucose, and our bodies are deprived of its main source of energy. Diabetes can also lead to serious medical complications. If you suspect that you have diabetes, then the sooner you get it checked out by a doctor, the better.

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