All you need to know about diabetes

Introduction

Before you can start to really understand diabetes, it is important to know how your body works, in particular what happens to the food you eat and how it is important in keeping you fit and healthy.  The words in brackets are medical terms which you may find useful, but if you do not wish to learn these, you can skip over them as you do not need them to understand diabetes.  This information is designed for people of all ages and levels of understanding, so if you wish to learn about diabetes in slightly greater depth, click on the bold bits in the text.

What happens to the food you eat