A Snapshot of Diabetes in America
November is National Diabetes Month, so we wanted to take the time to go into detail on this condition and bring awareness on what it is. Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells to use as energy. With dia