Diabetes 101: Causes, symptoms and treatment
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how your body regulates blood sugar, or glucose. It affects about 12% of the U.S. population, including 11 million adults who don¡¯t know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If you don¡¯t treat it, diabetes can lead to major health issues over time, like heart disease, nerve damage, kidney disease and eye damage/retinopathy. Diabetes also puts...