{{B}}Diabetes (糖尿病) and Eye Damage{{/B}} Over 2 million Canadians have diabetes. It is the leading cause of blindness in North Americans under 65 years of age. Diabetes is a condition where the body either cannot produce enough insulin (胰岛素) or cannot respond properly to insulin. Insulin is important because it moves glucose (葡萄糖), a simple sugar, into the body’s cells from the blood. The food people eat provides the body with glucose, which is used by the cells as a source of energy. If insulin isn’t available or doesn’t work correctly to move glucose from the blood into the cells, glucose will stay in the blood, leading to high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar levels damage the blood vessels, including the tiny blood vessels in the eye. This leads to an eye disease known as diabetic retinopathy (糖尿病型视网 A. "the nerve’s". B. "the blood’s". C. "the eye’s". D. "the retina’s". 更多"{{B}}第二篇{{/B}} "的相关试题: [单项选择]{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}
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