What Is Diabetes? How Diabetes Works
What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Normally, your
body converts sugars, starches and other foods into a form of sugar called
glucose. Your body uses glucose for fuel. The cells receive the glucose through
the bloodstream. They then use insulin (a hormone made by the pancreas) to
absorb the glucose, convert it into energy, and either use it or store it for later
use.
In diabetes, something goes wrong with this process. Food is changed into
glucose, but either your body doesn't make enough insulin or it can't properly
use the insulin it produces. When the glucose is unable to enter the cells, it
begins to build up in the bloodstream. High blood-glucose levels, or as they're
sometimes known – high blood-sugar levels, are one of the main signs of
undiagnosed diabetes.
The goal of treatment for all types of diabetes is to keep blood sugar at or near
normal levels.
How Diabetes Works
Your body breaks down the food you eat during digestion. Food is broken
down to three groups: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Meat, fish, eggs, and
other dairy products give you the protein you need. Fats are found in vegetable
oils, meat, cheese, and some dairy products. Carbohydrates find their way into
your body through starches and sugars. Bread, pasta, fruits, and vegetables
all have starches and sugars.
Carbohydrates then break down into blood sugar. This glucose gives you the
energy that you need. Energy for a brisk walk, a run after a child, an aerobics
class ... all comes from carbohydrates.
Blood sugar needs the help of insulin to absorb the glucose. Insulin is
produced by the pancreas, along with other enzymes important for digesting
food.
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Diabetes is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Normally, your
body converts sugars, starches and other foods into a form of sugar called
glucose. Your body uses glucose for fuel. The cells receive the glucose through
the bloodstream. They then use insulin (a hormone made by the pancreas) to
absorb the glucose, convert it into energy, and either use it or store it for later
use.
In diabetes, something goes wrong with this process. Food is changed into
glucose, but either your body doesn't make enough insulin or it can't properly
use the insulin it produces. When the glucose is unable to enter the cells, it
begins to build up in the bloodstream. High blood-glucose levels, or as they're
sometimes known – high blood-sugar levels, are one of the main signs of
undiagnosed diabetes.
The goal of treatment for all types of diabetes is to keep blood sugar at or near
normal levels.
How Diabetes Works
Your body breaks down the food you eat during digestion. Food is broken
down to three groups: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Meat, fish, eggs, and
other dairy products give you the protein you need. Fats are found in vegetable
oils, meat, cheese, and some dairy products. Carbohydrates find their way into
your body through starches and sugars. Bread, pasta, fruits, and vegetables
all have starches and sugars.
Carbohydrates then break down into blood sugar. This glucose gives you the
energy that you need. Energy for a brisk walk, a run after a child, an aerobics
class ... all comes from carbohydrates.
Blood sugar needs the help of insulin to absorb the glucose. Insulin is
produced by the pancreas, along with other enzymes important for digesting
food.
What Is Diabetes? How Diabetes Works
What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Normally, your
body converts sugars, starches and other foods into a form of sugar called
glucose. Your body uses glucose for fuel. The cells receive the glucose through
the bloodstream. They then use insulin (a hormone made by the pancreas) to
absorb the glucose, convert it into energy, and either use it or store it for later
use.
In diabetes, something goes wrong with this process. Food is changed into
glucose, but either your body doesn't make enough insulin or it can't properly
use the insulin it produces. When the glucose is unable to enter the cells, it
begins to build up in the bloodstream. High blood-glucose levels, or as they're
sometimes known – high blood-sugar levels, are one of the main signs of
undiagnosed diabetes.
The goal of treatment for all types of diabetes is to keep blood sugar at or near
normal levels.
How Diabetes Works
Your body breaks down the food you eat during digestion. Food is broken
down to three groups: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Meat, fish, eggs, and
other dairy products give you the protein you need. Fats are found in vegetable
oils, meat, cheese, and some dairy products. Carbohydrates find their way into
your body through starches and sugars. Bread, pasta, fruits, and vegetables
all have starches and sugars.
Carbohydrates then break down into blood sugar. This glucose gives you the
energy that you need. Energy for a brisk walk, a run after a child, an aerobics
class ... all comes from carbohydrates.
Blood sugar needs the help of insulin to absorb the glucose. Insulin is
produced by the pancreas, along with other enzymes important for digesting
food.
Diabetes is a disease that affects the way your body uses food. Normally, your
body converts sugars, starches and other foods into a form of sugar called
glucose. Your body uses glucose for fuel. The cells receive the glucose through
the bloodstream. They then use insulin (a hormone made by the pancreas) to
absorb the glucose, convert it into energy, and either use it or store it for later
use.
In diabetes, something goes wrong with this process. Food is changed into
glucose, but either your body doesn't make enough insulin or it can't properly
use the insulin it produces. When the glucose is unable to enter the cells, it
begins to build up in the bloodstream. High blood-glucose levels, or as they're
sometimes known – high blood-sugar levels, are one of the main signs of
undiagnosed diabetes.
The goal of treatment for all types of diabetes is to keep blood sugar at or near
normal levels.
How Diabetes Works
Your body breaks down the food you eat during digestion. Food is broken
down to three groups: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Meat, fish, eggs, and
other dairy products give you the protein you need. Fats are found in vegetable
oils, meat, cheese, and some dairy products. Carbohydrates find their way into
your body through starches and sugars. Bread, pasta, fruits, and vegetables
all have starches and sugars.
Carbohydrates then break down into blood sugar. This glucose gives you the
energy that you need. Energy for a brisk walk, a run after a child, an aerobics
class ... all comes from carbohydrates.
Blood sugar needs the help of insulin to absorb the glucose. Insulin is
produced by the pancreas, along with other enzymes important for digesting
food.
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| BN ID: | 2940012907936 |
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| Publisher: | unique5stardeals |
| Publication date: | 12/18/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 208 KB |
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