Contents What Is Diabetes How it Works Two Types Who Gets Diabetes Testing for Diabetes Diabetes Medicines Checking Blood Sugar Staying Healthy No More Diabetes Activity Words to know Index 8 10 12 4 6 14 16 18 20 22 23 24
What Is Diabetes Your body is an amazing machine It takes the food that you eat It breaks it down This releases the energy in the food You use the energy to run swim and dance 4 Food is your body's fuel Cars also need fuel They break it down to release energy fon
If you have diabetes your body doesn't get it right It turns food into sugar The sugar goes into your blood But it can't get into your cells The sugar builds up in your blood 5
