One medicine might be a pink liquid, another medicine might come in a special mist, another might be a blue pill, and still another might come out of a yellow tube. But they’re all used for the same purpose — to make you feel better when you’re sick.
Most medicines today are made in laboratories and many are based on things found in nature. After a medicine is created, it is tested over and over in many different ways. This lets scientists make sure it’s safe for people to take and that it can fight or prevent an illness.
Some new medicines actually are new versions of old medicines that have been improved to help people feel better quicker.
Sometimes a part of the body can’t make enough of a certain substance, and this can make a person sick.When someone has type 1 diabetes (say: dye-uh-BEE-tees),
the pancreas (a body organ that is part of the digestive system) can’t make enough of an important chemical called insulin, which the body needs to stay healthy.
