What Is Diabetes, the Blood Sugar Disease

Diabetes is a higher than normal level of sugar in the blood. A healthy body digests food into sugars that enter the blood stream for energy and storage. In a healthy body, the pancreas produces insulin to regulate the level of sugar in the blood. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other foods into energy for daily life. Diabetes is the condition that occurs if the body cannot produce insulin, or the body cannot use insulin properly. When sugar levels in the blood remain high, you have diabetes. The blood sugar level is also called the blood glucose level. Diabetes cannot be cured, but it can be successfully managed and controlled.