Sugar Intake Does Not Influence Diabetes

• Excess sugar intake is not the cause of diabetes. Diabetics must control their sugar intake and their intake of all carbohydrates, however, in order to keep their diabetes under control.
  
  Obesity, diet, age, heredity, smoking, emotional stress and certain viral infections such as coxsackie B virus play a major role in the development of diabetes. There is no one definite cause of diabetes. Someone who follows a poor diet, is obese and over the age of 45 may not have diabetes, while someone else with the same habits will.
  
  

Type 2 Diabetes Is More Common than Type 1 Diabetes

• Type 1 diabetes is caused by an inadequate or an absolutely nil secretion of insulin by the pancreas, whereas Type 2 diabetes occurs when the cells of the body are not able to absorb the produced insulin. Among all diabetic patients, about 90% suffer from type 2 diabetes.
  
  

Type 1 Diabetes Is More Common in Children and Adolescents than type 2 diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes can affect children and adolescents, but type 1 diabetes is more widespread among young people. Adults who develop type 1 diabetes are likely to have had a recent infection.
  
  

Diabetes Is Not Contagious

• Diabetes is not contagious and does not spread through contact. It is caused by lifestyle and genetic factors or by pregnancy. A baby born to a mother with gestational diabetes runs a slightly higher risk of developing diabetes later in life.
  
  

Factor Behind Kidney Failure

• Many complications are associated with diabetes but kidney failure is the most common. Diabetics are also more likely to suffer from stroke or heart attack, compared to those without diabetes.
  
  

Diabetic Patients Can Have Sugar in Their Diet

• Another popular myth about diabetes is that diabetics cannot take even a small amount of sugar in their diet. However if the diabetic person follows a strict, healthy diet she can add sugar to their diet and even have a dessert occasionally. Moreover the diet of a diabetic is just like the diet of a non-diabetic person--high fiber, and low fats, cholesterol, added sugar, and salt.
  
  

Other Facts About Diabetes

• According to Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. walking for as little as 30 minutes a day will greatly relieve complications of diabetes. If you are a beginner you may only be able to walk at a slow pace. but you should eventually pick up the pace and break a sweat while carrying out your 30 minutes of walking. Any physical activity helps people with diabetes improve their cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure levels, and also keeps the body weight under check.
  
  When it comes to treatment of diabetes, everything is in the hands of the individual. Though there are many sources of help and guidance available for diabetics, ultimately, everything depends on how well you maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep your blood glucose levels under control.
  
  Although there are higher levels of diabetes among African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Native Americans and women who have had gestational diabetes, anyone can get type 2 diabetes.
  
  Diabetes affect millions of people throughout the world. Diabetes prompts complications such as stroke, renal failure, amputations, diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction. Many of these lead to death. Thus diabetes is one of the chief causes of death around the world.