Diabetes

It's no secret that diabetes is a complicated condition. It's a chronic disease caused by high levels of blood sugar, and there are lots of causes and long-term health risks of diabetes. And although many have it -- almost 10% of the US population, according to the CDC -- there is still plenty of misinformation and misconception about the condition. Diabetes -- both Type 1 and Type 2 -- is a disorder of how the body uses glucose, the main form of sugar used as fuel. While many people...
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It's no secret that diabetes is a complicated condition. It's a chronic disease caused by high levels of blood sugar, and there are lots of causes and long-term health risks of diabetes. And although many have it -- almost 10% of the US population, according to the CDC -- there is still plenty of misinformation and misconception about the condition. Diabetes -- both Type 1 and Type 2 -- is a disorder of how the body uses glucose, the main form of sugar used as fuel. While many people without diabetes don't know a lot about the disease processes involved, they probably know it has something to do with sugar.But the relationship between blood glucose and dietary sugar intake is anything but direct, both when it comes to developing diabetes and among people who already have it. Some people consume high levels of sugar and never develop diabetes, while others follow a low-sugar diet and still develop it.This doesn't mean, though, that there's no relationship between dietary sugar and diabetes or blood glucose. In fact, sugar consumption seems to be associated with a number of different health outcomes, including whether or not someone develops diabetes.