My friend said: "Don't consume sugar too much, because you can sick Diabetes."
Is that true?
2007-01-10 20:04:45 · 11 answers · asked by Mawan 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Don't believe what you read here. Here's what a doctor who has done his homework on the subject has to say:
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/sept/sugar.htm
I would say that because he cites his sources and makes a credible scientific analysis of the data, that his conclusions are a bit more believeable than the opinions stated above.
2007-01-10 22:21:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Peachy's recommendation on the McDougall Letter about sugar (http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/s... )
While consumming sugar per se does not directly lead to obesity or diabetes (certainly not type 1 but even type 2); excessive intake of anything often causes negative reactions in your system, even just plain water.
Remember, moderation in all things is the key.
2007-01-11 00:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Diabetes is usually treated through a combination of diet (low sugar), exercise and medications/insulin. Milder cases can be controlled with just diet an/or exercise while more severe cases require meds or insulin as well.
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2015-01-30 16:17:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Diabetes is caused by a genetic defect where the pancreas doesn't secrete enough insulin, which is responsible for sugar breakdown. How much sugar you eat has nothing to do with it. That's an old wives tale.
2007-01-10 20:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not for us Type 1's the kind we get in childhood. And for Type 2's diet has a lot to do with it, so at least cut back on your sugar in take. Like real cokes not diet candies etc.
2007-01-10 22:01:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you flood your body with huge amounts of sugar, more than we were ever meant to consume, you make your pancreatic cells work hard to clear it from your bloodstream and to store it as fat. This is what Insulin does: It stores excess sugar as fat cells. Once fat cells are created in childhood and early adulthood, it is nearly impossible to get rid of them, other than liposuction. When the pancreas become "exhausted" from working so hard, insulin resistance develops, probably due to the body reaching "critical mass" size. (different for everyone.) Sugar builds up in the blood, damaging kidneys, liver, nerves and eyesight, eventually causing death.
2007-01-10 20:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by correrafan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That amongst other factors. Lack of it is also an issue for some people, there are different types of diabetes.
2007-01-10 20:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by ṡ๓υгƒєtt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. usually you must become obese first to get it (type 2, or adult-onset diabetes) from poor diet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/diabetes
2007-01-10 20:14:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Diabetes is a hereditary based disease. You just can't "catch" it.
2007-01-10 20:08:20 · answer #9 · answered by Heretic 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Answer --> http://DiabetesGoGo.com/?SAWq
2016-03-23 01:46:38 · answer #10 · answered by Sally 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋