Dr. Martin has mentioned before how health care in North America is a management system that puts little emphasis on prevention. They wait until you’re sick before jumping into action!

To receive an official diagnosis of diabetes, you need your blood glucose to be a certain number. By this time, you’ve been sick for some time. Diabetes is the last thing that happens in your body, not the first.

Join Dr. Martin for an anatomy lesson showing how insulin is connected to every part of our bodies. He discusses prevention and why you need to pay attention to the early warning signs before you have diabetes.