News story: Sugar Not Linked with Diabetes Risk

My husband is a diabetic. He does have to watch his sugar intake, but he can still eat sugar in things...just not a huge amount. He has to read labels. Now my son-in-law is a type II diabetic meaning he takes insulin because his body doesn't supply him with any at all. Sometimes, if he was having a small reaction, he'd have to eat something sweet or drink a coke to stabalize himself for a short time. His diabetes is very severe, so it was always difficult to keep it under control no matter what he did.

Sugar always gets a bad rap. That's why you have so many artificial sweeteners out there.

My mom was always telling us that it isn't really the sugar it was the starches and salt.There is a long string of diabetics in my family It seemed everyone has or had it. And since I am obese they are worried I will get it also. I will go check this out and copy it to show my mother. Thanks for the information I appreciate it.

If the rest of the World could only realize this, it would put a lot of people at ease. Even a lot of Diabetics would be at ease if they knew this. My mother is still weighing over 300 pds, but due to cutting out a lot of the Fat, she is just barely needing any Diabetic meds now. If the World would learn it is the Carbs and fats that make a person Diabetic, and what they eat more than the Sugars, what a better world it would be. I wish all Doctors and Nurses could see these results here, and believe in them, and learn how to follow them from here.

this is a worthy to read news. we all know that many people are affected by diabetes.

ya...i knew ths...me a doc....well v studied a lot abt DM...its not linked to sugar or sweets...its jst due to high intake of carbohydrates n fat n lack of excercise,physical inactivity...all these lead to high levels of cho n fats in body which body is not able to utilize....to which d insulin hormone becomes resistant n so u land up having diabetes(DM).

i never correlated sugar-intake to type II diabetes before, but then an article i read suggested that type II diabetes is obesity-related, and isn't that if we take too much sugar, we tend to get obese? so, if i put two and two together, that makes sugar intake a potential cause for type II diabetes. although, of course, i wish i am wrong. i love sweets, afterall!

My maternal grandmother loved sugar, ate lots of it, never became diabetic. Ate lots of home raised and processed foods, including meats (grass fed). Her doctor told people to quit picking on her about her sugar. On the other hand, the descendants eat processed food, and do not do as much physical work as she did. A very large number of them have diabetes. I think being aware of a good diet, with lots of fresh foods not overly processed is one part of avoiding diabetes. I am also convinced that being physically active is a second part of that good health. There is still a genetic link that we cannot control, but that leaves two thirds of the risk factors as being readily controlled with some thought and effort. yet we have an epidemic of type II diabetes.

I think you are probably right. Although I don't think sugar should be discounted completely. Sugar is a lot better than those artificial sweeteners, but things that are high in sugar, like candy bars, generally aren't good for you. And sugar isn't good for your teeth. The risk of diabetes comes from poor food choices and an unhealthy lifestyle. And since sugar is a type of carb I think it is still one of the factors, but sugar alone won't lead to diabetes. It is probably only thought to because diabetics can't rally process sugar.

I agree with you on this. I am a diabetic and never had a sweet tooth. My intake of sugar was restricted only to tea/coffee with occasional sweets, but was still diagnosed with diabetes a year back. In my case it was due to my irregular food habits (high carb meals), minimal physical activity and hereditary reasons.

Wow controversial theory.... I love sugar! That is why I think I had my diabetes. I hope that study would be proven.