Well, the pancreas is an organ that produces insulin. Insulin acts like a key, unlocking doors to muscles and fat cells so that glucose can be used as fuel. Diabetes is a disease where either the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin, or the cells of the body don't respond to insulin, making it unable to use glucose as fuel for the body. This leads to an increase of sugar in the bloodstream and a decrease of energy in fat and muscle cells.
Diabetes has many symptoms, some more fatal than others. Here are some of them:
- tired/fatigue
- dehydration
- eye, kidney, and nerve failure
- blindness
- need for amputation
- heart attack
- stroke
Now that I've scared you enough, here are some ways to prevent type 2 diabetes (types 1 and 3 cannot be prevented, but type 2 diabetes is diet-related):
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