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The rules at school for diabetes care

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While at school, children may need help with the management of their diabetes care programs. I remember those days in elementary school, sitting in the nurses office, dazed and confused, sipping on my little juice box. I don’t recall ever checking my sugars while at school. But that was back in the 80s. Nowadays, those […]

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This is my journal about my experience with Diabetes. I hope to cover everything I learn as I research and learn more about my condition.

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes means that your blood sugar,or glucose (GLOO-kos), is too high.Glucose comes from the food you eat and is also made in your liver and muscles.

Your blood always has some glucose in it because your body needs glucosefor energy. But too much glucose in the blood isn’t good for your health. An organ called the pancreas (PAN-kree-as) controls the amount of glucose in the blood.

The pancreas makes insulin (IN-suh-lin) which helps glucose get from food into yourcells. Cells take the glucose and make it into energy you need for life.In a person with diabetes, the pancreasmakes little or no insulin or the cells don’t use insulin very well.

So glucosebuilds up in the blood and can’t get intoyour cells. Your blood glucose gets toohigh and diabetes can then damageyour body.