Type 2 diabetes is a long-term medical condition in which your body does not use insulin properly, resulting in high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. The primary source of energy for our body’s cells, tissues, and organs, is glucose. Our pancreas makes a hormone, called insulin, and releases it into the bloodstream to control the level of glucose in the blood. If our body does not make enough insulin, glucose starts building up in the body, thus depriving the cells of energy.