What is diabetes

 glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose get into cells. Sometimes the body does not make enough insulin or does not use the insulin well. Then the glucose stays in your blood and does not reach your cells. It raises blood glucose levels (known as hyperglycemia). Long-term high levels of glucose are associated with damage in the body and failure of various organs and tissues.

You don't have to be too old to develop diabetes, type 1 diabetes is most often diagnosed in children and young adults. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, just remember that you are not alone - there are many other young people who have had the same experience and there is a lot of support you can benefit from.

Diabetes complications:

Complications are the negative effects of having a condition or disease, and there is a group of complications that may develop with diabetes. 

It is important to remember that not everyone who has diabetes will develop all or some of its complications.

Understanding your diabetes and following your doctor's advice will reduce your diabetes risk. Many of the complications of diabetes are more likely to occur if you have high blood sugar levels or high blood pressure over long periods of time. Keeping both your blood glucose level and your blood pressure in a healthy range is the best defense against developing diabetes complications. Remember that every improvement you make to your blood glucose level or blood pressure will reduce your risk of complications. Although, you will get the best improvement the closer your blood pressure and blood glucose levels. It may sound daunting, but the good news is that there are things you can do to reduce your risk of complications.