Diabetes is a chronic medical condition characterized by high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. This condition arises either because the body cannot produce enough insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin. The body becomes resistant to insulin, and the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to overcome this resistance. Most common in adults, but increasingly seen in children and adolescents due to rising obesity rates. Managed with lifestyle changes (diet, exercise), oral medications, and sometimes insulin.
