Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. It stops a person's pancreas from producing insulin. Insulin is a hormone that gives people energy from food. This happens when the body's immune system targets and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. These are the islet cells. Islet cells sense glucose in the blood and respond by producing enough insulin to normalize blood sugar. Insulin is like toothpaste for a toothbrush: it opens cells, allowing glucose to enter. Glucose allows diabetics to have energy. When there is no insulin, sugar remains and accumulates in the blood. When diabetics do not receive insulin, the body's cells starve due to the absence of glucose. For 2000 years diabetes has been portrayed as a destructive and lethal disease. Aretaeus, a Greek of the 1st century AD, identified the nature of the disease, which he gave the name “diabetes”. It comes from the Greek word “siphon”. Ancient physicians, such as Aretaeus, distinguished the symptoms of diabetes but were unable to manage it effectively. Aretaeus suggested rose oil, raw quinces and oatmeal. Doctors were prescribing "viper meat jelly, sweet almonds, broken red coral and fresh blind nettle flowers" as early as the 17th century. In the 17th century, a London doctor, Dr. Thomas Willis, determined whether or not his patients had diabetes by tasting their pee. If he had a sweet style, he would have diagnosed them with diabetes mellitus, which is "honey" diabetes. This system of observing blood sugar remained essentially unchanged until the 20th century. Despite doctors' valiant efforts to fight diabetes, their patients remained like little human guinea pigs. In the early twentieth century, diabetologists like Dr. F... center of paper ...with insulin because their bodies don't use it. They do not naturally produce insulin. Some people with type two diabetes will treat their diabetes with a prepared meal, regular exercise, and pills. However, because diabetes changes over time, most people with type two diabetes will eventually be forced to take insulin. Needing insulin doesn't mean that your diabetes has gotten worse or that you simply haven't been monitoring your diabetes carefully. It simply means that your body will now not produce enough insulin or properly use insulin in the right way. An important step diabetics will take to manage type one or type two diabetes is to make some changes to the way you reside. Even the smallest change could end with a beautiful ending. One necessary step to take is viewing your glucose levels as directed by your doctor. You will have to be forced to check them before and after meals.