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Top 20 Questions About Diabetes & Your Feet
All The Top Questions About Diabetes & How It Affects Your Feet What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that last a lifetime. It is a disease of the pancreas. Pancreas, located behind the stomach, are responsible for releasing a substance known as insulin into the blood. Insulin is a crucial substance for the body to maintain equilibrium as it helps to use sugars and fats which are broken down from the different types of foods we consume. However, when a person has diabetes, the pancreas either do not make insulin/ make only very little insulin (Type 1 Diabetes) or […]
Living With Diabetes And Managing Your Feet
All The Top Questions About Diabetes & How It Affects Your Feet What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that last a lifetime. It is a disease of the pancreas. Pancreas, located behind the stomach, are responsible for releasing a substance known as insulin into the blood. Insulin is a crucial substance for the body to maintain equilibrium as it helps to use sugars and fats which are broken down from the different types of foods we consume. However, when a person has diabetes, the pancreas either do not make insulin/ make only very little insulin (Type 1 Diabetes) or […]