After you eat a meal or snack, the digestive process begins immediately to turn the carbohydrates you have just eaten into glucose, a form of sugar which your body uses as fuel for energy. Insulin carries these sugars into the blood cells. If the sugar can't get into the cells, it builds up in the bloodstream. Since you have a buildup of sugar in your blood, you have diabetes.

If you felt frightnened when you found out you have diabetes, you are not alone. It's a scary word, but it doesn't mean you can't live a long healthy life. Sure, you will need to take some extra precautions, and you will have to do some special things for your body, but you CAN control your diabetes. With treatment and lifestyle management, your sugar levels will most likely return to normal. However, it is your everyday lifestyle that will keep your sugar level in check. When your blood levels remain normal, you will know you are controlling your disease properly.