What Is Diabetes Everyone is in class So are you But you don’t feel well Your mouth is dry You’re thirsty You feel shaky and tired You raise your hand You go to the nurse She has your medicine It’s for diabetes 4
5 Being really tired can be one sign of diabetes
How many people have diabetes Q 6 Playing takes lots of energy Your body needs fuel to keep going
Diabetes is an illness It affects how the body uses sugar Sugar is like fuel It gives the body energy Your muscles need energy Your brain needs it too Too much sugar is unhealthy for anyone But it is dangerous for people with diabetes Their bodies do not use it properly A In the United States more than 25 million people do Most are adults About 215,000 are children and teens 7
