How is the Body Affected by Diabetes?

I came across this video about what exactly happens in the body when you are not a diabetic, and when you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

It’s important for people to understand how diabetes works in the body. It isn’t just a matter of people being overweight or out of shape (as some people mistakenly believe.) Rather, the body doesn’t process the food properly, namely the carbs and sugar. Here is a really great illustration of what happens in a diabetic body, and in a healthy body. Enjoy this clip:

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[...] commonly hit people under the age of 30) the body no longer produces insulin. As you saw in the video the other day here, we need insulin in order to move the food (carbs, sugar) from our body into our [...]

By Cherie Burbach

Thanks.

By AM

Very educational and good insight.

cheers