We require energy for all thought and action--it is the essence of life. To provide us with this life-sustaining energy, the food we eat is digested, converted into glucose and enters our blood stream. But this glucose is useless to us unless it is transferred effectively to our cells. And in order to make this transfer, the Beta cells in our pancreas must produce a substance called insulin. Normally, this process happens in our bodies without our knowledge. After every meal, the pancreas produces sufficient amounts of insulin and you feel energetic and refreshed. However, if you have Type 1 Diabetes, a genetic disease, the pancreas fails to produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes however, is induced by a bad lifestyle and is a result of constant abuse. If you're overweight and unfit, you're a prime candidate. Often, we don't eat meals on time or eat the wrong kinds of foods and soon, our bodies are producing plenty of insulin but our cells are no longer responding to it. In both cases of diabetes, glucose accumulates in the blood stream and our body is left to deal with the overload by excreting it, making you officially diabetic.
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