diabetes

2. a hormone made by the pancreas that assists in the use of glucose for energy
4. a diabetic kidney disease in which protein is spilled into the urine; it can progress over time and result in significant kidney damage
8. the eye disease that occurs in someone with diabetes when the small blood vessels of the retina become swollen and leak liquid into the retina
10. also known as blood sugar, glucose comes from food and s then carried through the blood to deliver energy to cells.
11. cells found in the pancreas that make insulin.

1. the organ that makes insulin, needed to convert glucose to energy.
3. a condition often caused by an infection or other illness like dehydration, or from taking too little insulin
5. also known as high blood glucose
6. a test that reveals exactly how well your blood sugar has been controlled over the previous three months.
7. the chemical substance made by your body when there isn't enough insulin in your blood; a build-up of ketones can lead to serious illness or coma.
9. blood sugar that gives energy to cells.