Sugar Babies Part 1: The Bitter Sweet Truth About Diabetes

Part 1 examines the public health epidemic of diabetic children in America from the point of view of the children and the families living with the diseases. The documentary offers a brief primer on diabetes: there are two main categories - type 1 and type 2. Both conditions occur when the body fails to perform its most essential function: converting food into energy. In both types of diabetes, the goal is to maintain “good control,“ or near-normal blood sugar levels, which diminishes the risk of horrific co