Ankylosing spondylitis - a long-term inflammation that affects mainly the spine's bones, muscles and ligaments, resulting in stiff and joint fusion. Other problems may include swelling of tendons, eyes and joints. The person who has this ailment carries a condition in that the glucose content in the blood is simply too high. This situation occurs because the is either can not produce enough insulin, produce no insulin, or has cells that does not react to the insulin the pancreas produces. As a result, an excessive amount of sugar builds inside blood. The excess blood glucose passes out from the body through urine. So, although the blood has a good amount of glucose, the cells failed to get the glucose for that feature energy and growth.