Patient Education

Diabetes is a chronic, livelong condition in which the body produces too little or ineffective insulin. Insulin is a hormone released to change sugar in food into energy that is essential to the body.

When food is digested, it breaks down into a sugar called glucose, which is absorbed into the blood. In a normal person, insulin helps the blood glucose to enter the body cells, to be used for energy.

In a diabetic person with too little or ineffective insulin, the glucose cannot enter the body cells. It builds up in the blood, giving rise to a high blood glucose level which is the main sign of untreated or uncontrolled diabetes.

   More about diabetes:

• Type 1 Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Diabetic emergencies
• Taking control of diabetes
• Diabetes Management

• Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus

Treatment and programme

• Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE)