Diabetes begins when your body either:
Doesn’t produce enough insulin, OR…
Becomes resistant to the insulin it produces.

What is insulin?
It’s the hormone that regulates blood sugar. Without it, glucose (sugar) builds up in your bloodstream. This excess sugar quietly damages your blood vessels, nerves, and organs over time.

Diabetes doesn’t just raise your blood sugar, it silently damages your body over time. As it progresses, your immune system weakens, leaving your body vulnerable to other terrible illnesses.

This damage often happens quietly, so you might not notice the danger until it’s too late.

The Real Danger of Diabetes

Diabetes can cause many serious health problems, including:

 Heart disease and stroke: Diabetes can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems.

 Kidney damage: Diabetes can damage the kidneys, which can lead to kidney failure and the need for dialysis or a transplant.

 Blindness: Diabetes can damage the blood vessels in the eyes, which can lead to permanent vision loss or blindness.

 Foot problems: Diabetes can cause nerve damage and poor blood flow in the feet, which can lead to foot ulcers and amputation.

 Nerve damage: Diabetes can cause nerve damage, which can lead to pain, burning, tingling, and loss of feeling.

 Digestive problems: Diabetes can cause problems with digestion, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation.

 Sexual problems: Diabetes can cause sexual problems, such as problems getting or keeping an erection.

 Immune system problems: Diabetes can weaken the immune system, making people more likely to have serious complications from infections.

 Depression: People with diabetes are more likely to have depression.

 Bone diseases: Diabetes increases the risk of bone diseases, including osteoporosis.

 Gum disease and infections: High blood sugar can increase the risk of gum disease and infections.

Unhealed Sour

Do you see why diabetes is not something to joke about?