Did my diet cause my diabetes?
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Toby Smithson of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics answered:Often people think that eating "sugar" causes diabetes. Eating sugar does not cause diabetes. But, a poor diet does play a role at putting you at risk for specifically type 2 diabetes.When we talk about diabetes management for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, a healthy balanced diet is key to managing diabetes.Often people think that eating "sugar" causes diabetes. Eating sugar does not cause diabetes. But, a poor diet does play a role at putting you at risk for specifically type 2 diabetes.When we talk about diabetes management for people with Type 1 and... More -
William Lee Dubois answered:Your diet did not cause your diabetes. There is a belief, a myth, a falsehood, that people with diabetes gave it to themselves by eating too many sweets or by being overweight. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are plenty of 300-pound sugar addicts out there who do not have diabetes.
You have to be special to join the diabetes family. Your body has to be designed for diabetes at the most basic level. Without getting too medical, your genes are either set up for diabetes or they are not. That is why diabetes often happens in families over many generations.
Your diet did not cause your diabetes. There is a belief, a myth, a falsehood, that people with diabetes gave it to themselves by eating too many sweets or by being overweight. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are plenty of 300-pound... More
