The natural control of blood glucose is very complex and can become unbalanced when you have diabetes. It is important to understand what is supposed to happen in your body, and what is different when you have diabetes. These sections will introduce you to the different parts of your body and to hormones that are important in regulating your blood glucose.

• Controlling the blood glucose: an overview of what insulin does
• The liver and blood glucose: how the liver regulates blood glucose to keep the levels just right
• Blood glucose and other hormones: other pancreatic and gut hormones that have a role in glucose control
• Blood glucose and stress: the hormones that rise with stress and can affect blood glucose control
• Ketones: other natural chemicals that can get too high in diabetes