Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

Question

Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

Answer 1

Yes. Type 2 diabetes is caused when your body becomes resistant to insulin. Type 1 is when it's genetic.

Type 2 is generally developed by adults, but more recently it's been a phenomenon in children due to rising obesity rates. The best analogy I ever heard for developing type 2 diabetes is this:

Insulin is what pushes sugar around the bloodstream and requests to take the sugar. If you have normal insulin sensitivity, the insulin knocks, the cell opens its doors, and lets the sugar in to be processed. The more insulin resistance you have, the harder the insulin needs to knock, so the more you need. Carbohydrates, which the body converts to sugars, are actually more dangerous that pure sugar itself, since you're apt to eat more of them (breads, pastas, pastries...)

Type 2 diabetes is generally treated by the ADA with a high carb, low fat diet and regular insulin injections. However, this doesn't actually help, and common sense tells most doctors to treat with a high fat, low carb diet. On this diet, case studies have proven that this actually causes insulin sensitivity to return to normal after a long period of time.

Answer 2

NO.  Food of any kind does NOT cause diabetes.  It is a problem with the pancreas (both types).  Eating too much sugar, too many carbs, and not exercising is not the cause of this disease.  Neither is being overweight.   Most times, diabetes is actually genetic. There is no way to prevent it, and no cure to date except a pancreas transplant...

Answer 3

not necessicarily but it cant contribute to it and wont help you in the long run.

Answer 4

Unlike people with type 1 diabetes, people with type 2 diabetes produce insulin; however, the insulin their pancreas secretes is either not enough or the body is unable to recognize the insulin and use it properly. This is called insulin-resistance. When there isn't enough insulin or the insulin is not used as it should be, glucose (sugar) can't get into the body's cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, the body's cells are not able to function properly.

However, those at highest risk for the disease are those who are obese or overweight - possibly due to diet - and therefore glucose consumption?

Answer 5

It is possible.you need to excrise and eat health food.

Answer 6

no.



diabetes is a dysfunction of the pancreas. it has nothing to do with sugar consumption but it has everything to do with sugar metabolism. if the body can't metabolize sugar properly, it is either you get too much blood sugar or low blood sugar.

Answer 7

Sugar is NOT the cause of diabetes.  It may be a symptom of lifestyle chioces (too many calories, not enough exercise) which can contribute to the developement of type 2.  

leer:  Last time I checked, the ADA does not push for all type 2s to be treated with insulin. There are those who can benefit from combined therapy (medication and insulin) - it's not some pharmacuetical conspiracy.  They do recommend a well balanced diet, with a mix of both simple and complex carbohydrates (which includes dietary fiber). Carbs from bread and pasta are NOT more dangerous than refined sugar (are you suggesting that overeating candybars is safer?).  A high fat diet can also raises blood sugar, as well as cholesteral/triglycerides, which can contribute to weight gain and cardiovascular problems.  And how long long is 'a long period of time' in terms of organ/nerve damage while waiting for this high fat idea of a cure to occur?

Answer 8

It is MOST DEFINITELY true that weight is a cause as this is commonly reported in several health journals and newspapers.

High amounts of sugar are certainly contributing factors to diabetes.

I have two granparents and my Dad diabetics so I know a little here and am doing all I can too watch my weight to keep this disease at bay.

Answer 9

No, you can't "catch" diabetes from what you eat. It's a metabolic disorder caused by more than one factor: genetics, weight, damage to the pancreas or pregnancy--or sometimes it is the result of certain drug therapies like chemotherapy.