Type 2 diabetes develops when your body’s cells are unable to use the hormone insulin as intended. To absorb glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream and turn it into energy, cells need insulin. Ineffective utilization of insulin causes the body to…

Type 1 diabetes was formerly referred to as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.  Insulin is a hormone required for glucose (sugar) to enter cells and be used as…