When you have diabetes your body doesn’t make enough insulin, so glucose can’t get into the cells.
Instead it collects in your blood and isn’t turned into energy. As more and more glucose builds up, your body gets rid of some in your wee (urine).
This makes you:
Go to the toilet more often
Feel thirsty
Lose weight
Feel tired
Having diabetes means that your pancreas does not make enough insulin. The pancreas is a gland in your body.
Sugar is a fuel used by the body to give you energy and make you feel well. The main sugar in the body is glucose. Glucose needs to get into the cells in your body to give you energy.
Insulin is like a key; it opens the door to the cells in your body and allows the glucose to enter. Insulin lowers the level of glucose in your bloodstream.