There are many facts about diabetes that are not true. They are myths or misunderstandings that people have about diabetes. Even diabetics when they first are diagnos with the diseases believed in these myths before they found out later they were untrue. The seven myths shown are some of the myths that many people even diabetics believe are true. By learning the real facts people will be able to get a better understanding of diabetes.
Diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar is the first myth. This is not exactly true, there are two types of diabetes. Type one diabetes is when the cells of the pancreas are destroyed. Type two diabetes is when the pancreas is making insulin but the body is not able to can not respond to the insulin. Eating …show more content…
This is another false fact. Diabetics can get sick just as much as people without diabetes. All that diabetics have to worry about is when they get sick this makes controlling their blood sugar much harder. A diabetic also can have other complications because they can not control their blood sugars. People with diabetes need to follow a special diet. That is kind of true, everyone should eat a healthy meal three times a day. Food that are labeled “diabetic” food do not have any real benefits, they still raise blood sugar levels. Many of these special “diabetic” food are very expensive and if they have any alcohol sugar in them that can have a laxative effect (“Diabetes Myths,” 2014 ). Alcohol sugar is used as a substitute for sugar (“Sugar Alcohol,” 2014, para. 2). Diabetes is not that serious of a disease. Diabetes actually kill more people per year than people with AIDS and breast cancer. About 350 million people worldwide have diabetes and 3.4 million people die of diabetes every year. Almost 80 per of the deaths occur in developing countries (“United Nations Multimedia, Radio, Photo and Television”, 2014). Diabetes if not controlled gives a diabetic a higher chance to many disease such as heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, vascular/blood vessel disease and vision loss (“Allina Health”,
Diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar is the first myth. This is not exactly true, there are two types of diabetes. Type one diabetes is when the cells of the pancreas are destroyed. Type two diabetes is when the pancreas is making insulin but the body is not able to can not respond to the insulin. Eating …show more content…
This is another false fact. Diabetics can get sick just as much as people without diabetes. All that diabetics have to worry about is when they get sick this makes controlling their blood sugar much harder. A diabetic also can have other complications because they can not control their blood sugars. People with diabetes need to follow a special diet. That is kind of true, everyone should eat a healthy meal three times a day. Food that are labeled “diabetic” food do not have any real benefits, they still raise blood sugar levels. Many of these special “diabetic” food are very expensive and if they have any alcohol sugar in them that can have a laxative effect (“Diabetes Myths,” 2014 ). Alcohol sugar is used as a substitute for sugar (“Sugar Alcohol,” 2014, para. 2). Diabetes is not that serious of a disease. Diabetes actually kill more people per year than people with AIDS and breast cancer. About 350 million people worldwide have diabetes and 3.4 million people die of diabetes every year. Almost 80 per of the deaths occur in developing countries (“United Nations Multimedia, Radio, Photo and Television”, 2014). Diabetes if not controlled gives a diabetic a higher chance to many disease such as heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, vascular/blood vessel disease and vision loss (“Allina Health”,