“In people with type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer makes insulin. The beta cells have been destroyed and they need insulin shots to use glucose from meals.

People with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but their bodies don’t respond well to it. Some people with type 2 diabetes need diabetes pills or insulin shots to help their bodies use glucose for energy.

Finding out you have diabetes can be overwhelming, but take a breath knowing you have a community to fall back on and the American Diabetes Association by your side to help you thrive.”.

American Diabetes Association (https://diabetes.org/)