Does Sugar Cause Diabetes?

In the past, it was often asked "Does sugar cause diabetes?"  Because the disease was referred to as Sugar Diabetes, people naturally believed that too much sugar would cause diabetes.  And while some uninformed people still believe this, it has long been proven otherwise.

What really causes diabetes?  While genes will cause a person to be more susceptible to getting diabetes, it is really a combination of things that work together to cause this on-going condition.  In simple terms, it is a malfunction of the body's checks-and-balance system in how it produces and uses glucose and insulin.

When the body doesn't work the way it was designed to, either because there is too much or too little of something being produced, then human intervention can help regulate things.  Insulin is what is needed and so we have to give it to our bodies.

So does sugar cause diabetes?  No.  But too much sugar will cause your blood sugar levels to rise so sugar should only be used in moderation.

Many people are able to control their diabetes with diet.  This takes a certain amount of willpower in that some food items are likely totally avoided.  But the earlier you determine you have diabetes and work to naturally correct the imbalance, the more likely diet alone can keep your diabetes in check.

For most people though, while diet can and should play an important role in helping to control diabetes, they will use some insulin on a daily basis.  Either the diabetes is so bad that diet alone won't do the trick or they are not willing to make the sacrifice to change their diet significantly enough that the changes will be enough to control the disease.

But whether you use the natural or medication-assisted method to control your diabetes, you can still have sugar in your diet if you choose to and therefore will continue to confound those who ask "Doesn't sugar cause diabetes?"

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