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
How it Works Blood works like a delivery service It carries nutrients It takes them to all of your cells You also need insulin This is a chemical Most people's bodies make it 6 There are many kinds of sugars The kind your body makes is called glucose
WOW Plants make glucose It is found in their sap and leaves It is in the fruit that we eat Insulin acts like a key It lets glucose get into your cells People with diabetes don't have enough insulin Glucose can't get into their cells It stays in the blood 7
