What does the pancreas do? Why does your body need insulin? What happens if you have too much or too little sugar (aka glucose) in your blood. Find out in this short animated video that answers the question "What is Diabetes?"
D is for Diabetes
Learn what the diagnosis of prediabetes is, its risks, and the steps necessary to take in order to prevent it from developing into type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is by far the more common type - affecting 10 to 20 times as many people as type 1.
Watch this clip to understand what happens within your body when you have type 2 diabetes, and the importance of keeping your blood glucose levels within a healthy range.
Watch this video to understand what type 1 diabetes means for a child, their family, and the rest of the child's life.
Knowledge is power. The more you know about diabetes and how to take care of yourself, the better you will be. This video shows that not even the sky is the limit for Juan!
Find out how to make the most of your diabetes care visits to help you learn more about your diabetes self-management.
Diabetes control is more effective if you focus on the choices made for diet and lifestyle than if you focus strictly on on controlling "good" or "bad" bloodwork lab numbers, such as exact glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels.
What's That Mean: Hypoglycemia
What's That Mean: Hyperglycemia
This video shows the steps to check your blood sugar.
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