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At its core, diabetes affects how your body does what?

Turns food into energy, which is why blood sugar matters.

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  1. Turns food into energy ✔
  2. Fights off colds and flu
  3. Grows and repairs bones

Why: CDC calls diabetes a long-lasting condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. Food breaks down into sugar, and insulin helps that sugar get into your cells.

Huh, didn't know that: CDC describes diabetes as chronic, meaning long-lasting, not something that clears up in a week.

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Answer: Turns food into energy. CDC calls diabetes a long-lasting condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. Food breaks down into sugar, and insulin helps that sugar get into your cells.

  1. CDC: Diabetes Basics www.cdc.gov/diabetes/about/index.html
    Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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