| If you have been paying attention to the news at all, | | | | resist insulin. Although we know what leads to the |
| you know that diabetes is quickly becoming one of the | | | | development of diabetes we do not currently know |
| most common ailments in the United States and many | | | | why this happens in certain individuals and not others. |
| parts of Europe. Some have even said that the | | | | One of the questions that needs to be answered first |
| prevalence is reaching epidemic proportions. Why? | | | | is; "is diabetes hereditary?" this will help researchers |
| What causes diabetes? | | | | develop treatment programs that can help prevent or |
| We know that diabetes develops as a result of your | | | | cure this killer disease. While researchers are still not |
| body's cells not getting enough insulin (a hormone | | | | clear as to what causes diabetes there are many |
| which helps convert blood sugar/glucose into energy). | | | | factors they have identified that provide a common link |
| This is usually because your pancreas fails to generate | | | | in the diabetes question. |
| enough insulin or because your body's cells start to | | | | |