There are many myths about diabetes and sometimes it is difficult to know what is real and what is not about this disease.
- Diabetes does not run in my family does this mean I cannot get diabetes? There are some factors that contribute to diabetes, and heredity is one of them, but it is possible to have an increased risk of diabetes due to certain viruses.
- Does sugar diabetes come from eating a lot of sugar? No, this is not what diabetes comes from and it is known as sugar diabetes because glucose that is known as blood sugar and has nothing to do with the refined sugar that is found in foods and drinks.
- Is there a Certain Age that People get Diabetes? No, diabetes can affect children and the elderly; it can also affect women that are pregnant. Children diagnosed with diabetes are usually a type I diabetic that will need to be treated with insulin.
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