TRIBUNPAPUABARAT.COM Diabetes is a disease caused by high and uncontrolled blood glucose levels, this condition is known as hyperglycemia.
Launching from Healthline, hyperglycemia occurs when the body cannot produce or respond to insulin.
Basically, the pancreas produces the hormone insulin to regulate blood sugar levels.
Due to reduced insulin production or resistance to the hormone, blood sugar levels tend to be high.
There are two types of diabetes, namely type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
If a person has type 1 diabetes, the body’s antibodies can attack the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Thus, it requires insulin to help glucose molecules enter the cells.
Once glucose enters cells, the body can use it to create energy.
People with type 1 diabetes do not produce enough insulin.
This causes blood sugar levels to be higher than normal.
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