🩺 Weekend Wellness Myth

❌ Myth: Eating too much sugar directly causes diabetes.

✅ Reality: Not exactly

It’s more complicated. There are 2 main types:

Type 1 = autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks insulin-producing cells.

🍭 Sugar does NOT cause Type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 is much more common and involves a combination of genetics, insulin resistance, excess weight, inactivity, age, and diet.

Too much added sugar can increase risk, especially when it contributes to excess calories, weight gain, and poor metabolic health.

But diabetes isn't caused by one food.

What actually helps?

In people at high risk, an intensive lifestyle program reduced the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 58%.

⚖️ Lose 5–7% of body weight if overweight.

🚶 150 min/week of moderate activity

😴 Prioritize sleep

🚭 Don't smoke

❤️ Control blood pressure & cholesterol

🍷 Avoid excessive alcohol

Don't fear one food. Build better metabolic health.

Prediabetes/Borderline diabetes is a critical window for lifestyle intervention.

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