The general information on diabetes presented here is for the laymen, the generally uninformed (regarding diabetes), or for the recently diagnosed diabetic. General information on diabetes is helpful in guiding you towards more specific information geared towards your specific condition. This diabetes general information is not in any way intended to replace the advice of a doctor or other health specialist. It is only presented here to give an overview of diabetes that can teach you the basics and help you make good decisions on what to look for next.

General Information about Diabetes

People with diabetes either don’t make insulin at all, or make insulin in low amounts or in other ways that is not considered normal. The result is that the blood glucose level becomes too high.

Insulin is normally made in the pancreas and released to the bloodstream from there. Insulin is needed by the …