Diabetes is not a disease but a physical condition in which the body cannot use the sugar naturally present in the blood. A blood sugar level of over 1.26 g/l in a person defines them as being diabetic. The only way to know for sure whether you have diabetes is to have a blood test. The pancreas produces insulin, which helps the body to metabolise sugar... Programme ‘Hygiène et santé’, broadcast on radio Don Bosco.