If you are being diagnosed with diabetes, as sad as it is you can rest a sure that you are definitely not alone. In America itself there are over 17 million people diagnosed with having diabetes. Each day there are about 2,200 new people being diagnosed with diabetes. You may be wondering what does is mean, will I be able to be normal, and will I need to spend all my money on diabetic supplies? Having diabetes just means that the hormone in your body called insulin is not doing its job good enough. Insulin is needed to properly use the food that you eat for energy. Most of the food that you eat is broken down into glucose and other simple sugars. Usually when new food or glucose is entered into the blood stream, your body releases insulin from the pancreas, and puts the glucose into your cells to use as fuel. If you are lacking insulin, or if your insulin is unable to function properly, the newly arrived glucose cannot be stored and will remain in your blood stream. Your blood glucose levels, which are also referred to, as blood sugar levels will then get raised. These abnormally high levels when left untreated can eventually cause damage to your eyes, heart, nerves and kidneys.