Facts and myths about diabetes

Myths about diabetes



Diabetes is a disease that greatly affects many people. Here are some myths that are strongly associated with diabetes.


Myth Type of Diabetes and Age Factor

You can ask yourself, if you know the types of diabetes?
Many ordinary people think that diabetes is one disease and diabetes type 1 and type 2 are the same. In fact, two types of this disease require different handling that type 1 diabetics have experienced a phase in which the body no longer produces insulin, and requires insulin injections and 2 diabetics types require only a third injection of insulin alone. Moreover, many people who think if diabetes is only going to attack old people so young when we can make lifestyle and diet wishes. In fact, many teens who have had diabetes for two. Usually, children or teens have problems of obesity since childhood so prone to diabetes.

Myth Food Sweet and Carbohydrates

To prevent diabetes, ordinary people often argue that eating sweet foods and carbohydrates is highly forbidden. Whereas, in reality, people with diabetes it can still consume carbs, though the amount would be limited and in accordance with the doctor's advice. In addition, sugary foods is not always the cause of diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes occurs because the lifestyle is very unhealthy like lack of exercise, hobby eating less healthy foods , even difficulty maintaining a healthy weight.

Meanwhile, instead of type 1 diabetes is caused by autoimmune system problems that cause the pancreas can no longer produce insulin. Reduce consumption of sugary foods will indeed be very good for maintaining a healthy body weight and maintaining body. however, this does not necessarily directly reduce the risk of diabetes.

Myth Diabetes Dry Type & Wet Type

Last myths about diabetes on society is the presence of diabetes dry and wet type. No type of diabetes is like this. People consider diabetes as diabetes mellitus wet type simply because if the body is exposed to injury, then this injury can not dry out completely and cause complications that endanger. However, this myth is still not true.


Thus diabetes myths and facts we need to know.

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