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Diabetes is a disease that causes elevation of glucose (sugar) in the blood. One form of energy that the body needs to function is glucose. Our body gets its glucose from the digestion of starch (carbohydrates such as rice, bread, noodles, pasta, etc.) and Fruits or actual sugar (white sugar, brown sugar, honey, etc). Once glucose is absorbed from the intestines, it is distributed to all the organs in the body via blood circulation. The hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas, assists this process of transporting and delivering glucose into the respective organs. The hormone insulin unlocks the door into the cells allowing glucose to enter the cells. This process is interrupted when the respective organs are not responsive to the hormone insulin or the pancreas does not produce adequate insulin. The actual reason for the development of “insulin resistance” is still a mystery although genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to contribute significantly. There is no cure for diabetes

What are the types of diabetes?
There are two main type of diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes: This happens when the pancreas loses total capacity to produce the hormone insulin.
Type 2 diabetes: This results from a combination of insulin resistance and failure of the pancreas to further increase the insulin production to counteract the resistance.