Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110409:11:32:00
Too much glucose or sugar in the body. the body is designed to process sugar to enter our cells and provide us with energy. glucose can't enter our cells without insulin that's produced by the pancreas. if you have diabetes, your body is not making enough insulin or it can't properly use the insulin it is producing. as a result, you get too much sugar, stays in the blood and if this occurs over a long period of time it can lead to serious medical problem. there are two main types of diabetes. people call them type i and type ii. 5 to 10% of diabetes have type 1. it's not reversible because the...