Doctors have debunked 5 common myths about type 2 diabetes

Sedentary lifestyle and abuse of sweets will cause diabetes. Doctors decided to explain that not everything we often hear about this disease is true. This is reported by the National Health Service of Ukraine, writes UNN.

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Diabetes can occur if you eat too many sweets:

Sugar does not cause diabetes, but its uncontrolled consumption provokes obesity, which increases the risk of developing type II diabetes.

If you have diabetes, you must follow a special diet:

Patients with diabetes should follow a balanced diet: cereals, greens, lean meat and fish, etc. should be included in the diet.

Insulin is not prescribed for type II diabetes:

If medicines and a balanced diet do not help, the doctor can prescribe insulin therapy to save life.

It is not advisable for women with diabetes to become pregnant and give birth:

Women with diabetes successfully conceive and give birth to healthy children. It is important to do this under the supervision of an endocrinologist and gynecologist, to follow the instructions, to maintain the level of glucose in the blood.

Patients with diabetes should not eat sweets:

People with diabetes need to control their sugar intake, not eliminate it completely from their diet.

We will remind

The global incidence of diabetes has increased from 7% to 14% over the past 30 years, affecting 828 million adults. More than 450 million patients do not receive adequate treatment due to limited access to medical services.