As regular readers of this blog probably know by now, diabetes develops either when your body stops producing insulin or your body's cells stop responding to insulin. As a result your body struggles to convert blood sugar/glucose into energy and your blood sugar levels start to rise. Over time these high blood sugar levels cause damage to your blood vessels, nerves and organs. In this article I will be outlining the main areas of your body that diabetes can cause damage to and discuss how this damage can be avoided. 1) THE HEART:- If you suffer from diabetes then unfortunately you have an … [Read more...]