MADIUN CIRCLE – As someone living with type 1 diabetes, it’s easy to assume that you know mostly everything to do with blood sugar and insulin.
However, there are a few things about the condition that may surprise you. Unlike some other chronic conditions, diabetes impacts almost every system in your body.
Fortunately, innovative technology is now available to help people better manage their diabetes and minimize complications.
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease. In people with type 1 diabetes, the cells in the pancreas that make insulin are destroyed, so the body is unable to make insulin.
Insulin is a hormone that helps your body’s cells use glucose (sugar) for energy.
Your body gets glucose from the food you eat eat. Insulin allows glucose to flow from your blood to your body’s cells.
When cells have enough, your liver and muscle tissue store the extra glucose in the form of glycogen.
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