Take Control of Your Diabetes

All your body cells need energy. Their primary source is glucose, which needs the hormone insulin in order to enter the cells. In diabetes, there is a lack of insulin or insulin cannot do its job properly, which causes various symptoms and health problems.

In diabetes, glucose in the blood cannot get into your body cells and they are deprived of their usual source of energy. Your body tries to remove excess glucose in the blood by excreting it in urine, and it uses fat and protein (from muscle) as alternative energy sources. This disrupts your body processes and leads to the symptoms of diabetes