What is Diabetes?
The body uses this macronutrient for energy, which is also responsible for raising glucose levels in the blood.
What are carbohydrates?
This type of diabetes occurs during pregnancy and generally goes away once the baby is born.
What is Gestational Diabetes?
The body breaks carbohydrates down into this molecule, which is then used for energy.
What is glucose?
Someone with this type of diabetes does not make any insulin.
This blood test measures the average amount of glucose in a person's bloodstream over the previous three months and can be used to diagnose diabetes.
What is hemoglobin A1c?
Symptoms of this type of diabetes include increased hunger and increased thirst.
What is Type 1 AND Type 2 Diabetes?
This organ is responsible for producing insulin.
What is the pancreas?
Symptoms of this type of diabetes include slow healing of cuts/sores and blurred vision.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
Commonly referred to as the key to unlocking the bodies cells, this hormone is responsible for lowering blood glucose by letting glucose into the cells.
What is insulin?
90% of people with this type of diabetes experience insulin resistance.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?