Diabetes is a d?????? that ???ur? wh?n ??ur bl??d glu????, ?l?? ??ll?d bl??d sugar, is t?? h?gh. Blood glu???? is the m??n source of energy ?nd ??m?? fr?m th? food you eat. In?ul?n, a h?rm?n? m?d? b? the pancreas, helps glucose fr?m f??d g?t ?nt? ??ur ??ll? t? be u??d for ?n?rg?. S?m?t?m??, ??ur b?d? d???n't m?k? ?n?ugh - ?r ?n? – ?n?ul?n, ?r doesn't u?? insulin w?ll. Glucose then ?t??? ?n ??ur bl??d ?nd d???n't r???h ??ur ??ll?. Overt?m?, h?v?ng t?? mu?h glu???? ?n the blood can ??u?? h??lth ?r?bl?m?. Although diabetes has n? ?ur? yet, ??u can take ?t??? to m?n?g? ??ur d??b?t?? ?nd stay h??lth?. S?m?t?m??, people ??ll d??b?t?? "? touch of ?ug?r" ?r "b?rd?rl?n? d??b?t??." Th??? t?rm? ?ugg??t th?t ??m??n? doesn't really h?v? diabetes or that they have a less serious ????, but every ???? ?f diabetes is serious. Ab?ut 17 m?ll??n Americans are b?l??v?d t? h?v? d??b?t??, ?nd ?n?-th?rd ?f th??? ??t??nt? d?n't even kn?w they have ?t. Diabetes can cause ??r??u? health complications ?n?lud?ng h??rt d??????, bl?ndn???, k?dn?? f??lur?, ?nd l?w?r-?xtr?m?t? ?m?ut?t??n?. D??b?t?? is th? 6th l??d?ng ??u?? ?f death ?n the US, and m??t diabetics d?v?l?? h??rt d??????. In f??t, just h?v?ng diabetes ??rr??? the ??m? r??k of h?v?ng a h??rt attack ?? someone who h?? ?lr??d? h?d ?u?h an ?v?nt. Th?r?f?r?, it is v?r? important f?r patients who have d??b?t?? t? h?v? a ?h??????n th?t ?l???l? m?n?t?r? and tr??t? th??r ?h?l??t?r?l levels ?? well ?? th??r bl??d pressure. Add?t??n?ll?, any u?? ?f t?b???? ?r?du?t? mult??l??? th? risks ?nd ?h?uld be stopped.