Diabetes: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Types Diabetes is a condition that happens when your blood sugar (glucose) is too high It develops when your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when your body isn’t responding to the effects of insulin properly Diabetes affects people of all ages
What is Diabetes? - American Heart Association Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, is a condition that causes blood sugar to rise Diabetes is diagnosed based on a fasting blood glucose (sugar) level of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg dL) or higher When your digestive system breaks down food, your blood sugar level rises
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What Is Diabetes? - NIDDK What are the different types of diabetes? The most common types of diabetes are type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes If you have type 1 diabetes, your body makes little or no insulin Your immune system attacks and destroys the cells in your pancreas that make insulin
Diabetes | Type 1 Diabetes | Type 2 Diabetes | MedlinePlus Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high Glucose is your body's main source of energy Your body can make glucose, but it also comes from the food you eat Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas