Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin or cannot use insulin effectively.1 Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that allows glucose from food to enter the body’s cells where it is converted into energy needed by muscles and tissues to function.A person with diabetes does not absorb glucose properly, and glucose remains circulating in the blood (a condition known as hyperglycaemia)damaging body tissues over time. This damage
can lead to disabling and life-threatening health complications