March kicks off National Kidney Month! This year’s focus is on taking charge of your health and the many factors that go into managing your kidney disease.

Q: What is diabetes?

A: When your body digests food, it converts much of it into glucose, which is kind of sugar that your cells use for energy. Your body also produces a hormone called insulin. Insulin helps you get the right amount of glucose into your bloodstream, which carries it to your cells. When something goes wrong with these processes, the result is diabetes.