If you have diabetes, your body isn’t able to properly process and use glucose from the food you eat. There are different types of diabetes, each with different causes, but they all share the common problem of having too much glucose in your bloodstream.

Type 1 diabetes:

This type is an autoimmune disease, meaning your body attacks itself. In this case, the insulin-producing cells in your pancreas are destroyed.

Causes of Type 1 diabetes:

This is an immune system disease. Your body attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in your pancreas. Without insulin to allow glucose to enter your cells, glucose builds up in your bloodstream.

Type 2 Diabetes:

Type 2 is the most common type of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease that keeps your body from using insulin the way it should. People with type 2 diabetes are said to have insulin resistance.

Cause of Type 2 diabetes: Your body’s cells don't allow insulin to work as it should to let glucose into its cells. Your body's cells have become resistant to insulin.

Symptoms of diabetes include:

• Increased thirst
• Weak, tired feeling
• Blurred vision
• Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
• Slow-healing sores or cuts
• Unexplained weight loss
• Frequent urination
• Frequent unexplained infections
• Dry mouth