Eating Too Much Sugar Causes Diabetes – Fact Or Fiction?
June 15, 2011 by admin
Filed under Causes & Symptoms
Like most diseases, there is plenty of fact and fiction and often the two become intertwined and diabetes is no exception. Most people think that eating too much sugar cause diabetes, this is not true. Diabetes is not caused by eating sugar. Diabetes is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. However, eating […]
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes affects about four percent of all pregnant women although it is usually goes away after childbirth. Untreated gestational diabetes can lead to problems for both the mother and the child. This type of diabetes is a temporary form of insulin resistance that usually occurs halfway through a pregnancy. It results from excessive hormone […]
Four Types Of Diabetes! Which Are You?
Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin, the hormone that unlocks the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. Having type 1 diabetes increases your risk for many serious complications. Some complications of type […]
