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Diabetic is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be
caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both.
To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal
process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several
things happen when food is digested:
- A sugar called glucose enters the bloodstream. Glucose is a source of fuel
for the body.
- An organ called the pancreas makes insulin. The role of insulin is to move
glucose from the bloodstream into muscle, fat, and liver cells, where it can be
used as fuel.
Diabetes affects more than 20 million Americans.