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Diabetes -- What Is It?

To have energy you need sugar, so there's a little bit of sugar in your blood at all times. Your body uses a chemical called 'insulin' to let this sugar into your cells. Insulin is produced in the pancreas, which is an organ that sits behind your stomach.

Most cells in your body have insulin receptors on their outer surface. Insulin fits into these receptors like a key opening a lock. When this connection is made, it signals special transporter proteins to move up to the cell membrane, where they allow more sugar molecules to enter the cell. This sugar fuels your body's cells, giving them the energy they need to work properly and repair themselves.

Normally, your body is able to maintain proper levels of sugar in your blood and inside your cells. But in people with diabetes, the body's cells stay locked and sugar can't get in to provide energy. This causes too much sugar to build up in the blood. Over time, high levels of sugar in the blood can lead to serious health problems in the eyes, feet and hands, kidneys, and heart.

There are two main types of diabetes -- type 1 and type 2.

Type 1 diabetes usually begins in young children and teenagers. People with this type of diabetes have a pancreas that doesn't produce enough insulin -- or stops producing it altogether. This means they need to have insulin shots on a regular basis to help keep their blood sugar at the right level.

Type 2 diabetes happens in people whose pancreas DOES make insulin. But in a person with this type of diabetes, the insulin receptors on the cells' surface become less sensitive. Since the receptors don't respond to the insulin anymore, sugar stays locked out of the cells and remains in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is usually seen in older people. Also, things like being overweight and smoking can make a person more likely to get type 2 diabetes. This is especially true for those who are African American or Hispanic.

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last march 2 i was traveled from bohol going to cebu to puerto princesa city, palawan.
i arrived at cebu port around 9am. very early to my flight to ppc. our flight is 2pm. i dropped by to our office at manduae city cebu. pag dating ko doon, nandaoon na si miga rona. busy doing her report. well ako wala lang. hehehe. . paano wala na extra computer. but aside from that i am confident with my report and powerpoint. although kinakabahan ako imagine all the bossing will be our audience during the reporting. im nervous na baka di ko masagot ang mga tanong mga tanong ni sir. pero bahala na basta im ready.. 10 am while 2 AM from capizlanron(capiz, aklan,romblon)area and iloilo arrived. so we decided to go sm city to buy our pasalubong to everybody. because wala kami wawart we decided to contribute na lang.hehhee.. (kuripot e) we eat our lunch at the food court(wala nga money tas ang mahal ng pagkain)me i only ordered sotanghon special for lunch no rice no sofdrinks..habang kami ay naghihintay ng 1 pm going to airport nag ikot ikot muna kami sa sm city. knowing na wala kami pera.(hehhee)
1pm pumunta na kami sa airport. kanya kanya kami dala ng amin bagahe. sa akin kaunti lang dala ko. isang traveling bag lang at handy bag..
2:30 boarding na kami sa PAL express. its was my first sumakay sa PAL express. maliit lang pala xa. compare sa mga sinasakyan ko na plane going to gensan davao o iloilo. natawa nga kami kasi mafeel mo talaga na lumilipad kayo. pero kahit ano pa i cant help my self na di matulog. i sleep during our flight. nagising ako ng malapit na kami maglanding. and sadly to know na ang earring ko nawala sa talinga ko. i dont know why and where. my favorite white gold dangling earring.(huhuhuhu)hinanap ko sa plane pero di ko nakita. sayang talaga. anyways,pangalawa na syang earrings ko na nawala. sa cebu din.. kaya ngaun di na ako gasuot ng earrings..
4 pm sa puerto na kami. sinundo kami nina sis phebs, sis ann, at jaz and kuya boy..
thnxs god were safe na naglanding sa puerto.
from airport diritso kami sa opisina ni sir. it was our first time to meet again after i passed my resignation. i know sir ay nagtatampo sa akin desisyon. but my desisyon is final. (heehhe.. si sir di nya ako pinapansin.. pero ok lang. lahat naman pinaghandaan ko na ang resulta)
At night my sst po sa taas sa roof top. nag attend kami. syempre tsibugan naman kaya tumaba talaga ako. libre e.
kinaumagahan consultation day(march 3) sa mga heads.. i give my powerpoint to my direct head.
March 4 is our free day. kaya free kami naka punta sa underground river. anyways, 2nd time ko na dito bumalik. the place is so very nice and cool. kaso lang natakot ako sa loob ng kweba. pero maganda talaga xa.
March 5...to be continued