<em>You may be diagnosed with diabetes because you go to the doctor for: persistent infections or a slow-healing wound. complications that are associated with prolonged high blood sugar levels, such as numbness or tingling in your feet. heart problems.</em>
Maybe fruits and vegetables?? Those are important.
Plants often go into the dormant state to protect themselves from suboptimal conditions (usually harsh winters). A tough outer covering can protect the plant from freezing, the buds are covered for this same reason. The leaves fall to minimize the loss of energy since in the winter there is usually not enough sunlight to sustain the process of photosynthesis.