New Delhi, May 28 (TIWN): A serious metabolic disorder, diabetes can affect anyone - regardless of age and gender. It is caused by an increase in the blood sugar levels that can trigger a number of undesirable symptoms that can affect their health and life. That is, when the body does not produce enough insulin or when the cells do not respond to insulin.

The condition does not have a known cure and the treatment involves taking insulin shots for the rest of the patient's life .