dr. dana dabelea is with the colorado school of public health. okay, so what is diabetes? - it affects your blood sugar. - it doesn't' stay the way it normally would in a like a healthy person. - diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body either doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't respond normally to the insulin that it makes. - insulin is a hormone that most of us naturally make in our body. insulin converts sugar into energy. with an inability to process sugar. on the other hand, if you eat too many foods and drinks with lots of sugar, you can develop type two diabetes. bottom line, whether type one or type two you don't have the natural insulin you need. - and as a result, the blood sugar levels rise, and that rise in blood sugar can cause damage to the various organs of the body, the eyes, the kidneys, the blood vessels. st found out, i couldn't believe it. i was scared. - [scott] we met skyler shortly after he learned that his body wasn't making enough insulin. he has type one diabetes. skyler carefully monitors his diabetes. that means measuring the amount

dr. dana dabelea is with - it affects your blood sugar. - it doesn't' stay the way it normally would in a like a healthy person. - diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body either doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't respond normally to the insulin that it makes. - insulin is a hormone that most of us naturally make in our body. insulin converts sugar into energy. so those with type one diabetes were born with an inability to process sugar. you can develop type two diabetes. bottom line, whether type one or type two you don't have the natural insulin you need. - and as a result, the blood sugar levels rise, and that rise in blood sugar can cause damage to the various organs of the body, the eyes, the kidneys, the blood vessels. and that's what diabetes is all about. - when i first found out, i couldn't believe it. body wasn't making enough insulin. he has type one diabetes. skyler carefully monitors his diabetes. that means measuring the amount of sugar that's in his bloodstream throughout the day, especially after eating. he gives himself insulin shots to bring his sugar levels