Top 5 Diabetes Myths Debunked-Stop Believing Them to Manage Diabetes

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Stop believing 5 top diabetes myths if you want to manage diabetes effectively. According to National Diabetes Statistic Report 2017, more than 30 million people of all ages or approximately 9.4% of the US population suffers from diabetes. And surprisingly 7.2 million of the these were not even aware of or did not report having diabetes. Read full report here.

Do you manage diabetes without expert advice?

In fact, diabetes or high sugar level related issues have become so common that people have started taking it as something they have to live with, and nothing can be done about it. Additionally, there are so many myths about diabetes that people often ignore taking medical advice and prefer to manage it on their own. This often aggravates the problems and leads to further health issues, including heart problems.

Today, we are going to talk about myths and facts about diabetes. We’d clear some myths so that you can manage your diabetes more effectively or prevent it if you are not diabetic yet. If you don’t know whether you have diabetes, then read about how to find out if you are diabetic.

Diabetes Myth no. 1

Diabetics must not eat rice

This is one of the most common myths about this sweet killer or diabetes. Well, rice is a good source of starch or carbohydrate, which is essential for you whether you are diabetic or not. However, care should be taken that you maintain a balance. Eating balanced diet with some rice is good and recommended. Moderation is the key here. Excess of anything is bad anyway, that goes for rice as well.

Diabetes Myth 2

Blood Sugar can be controlled by exercise

Please remember that medication is recommended when your body is not able to produce enough insulin. Though exercise helps in managing diabetes, it is definitely not a substitute of medicine.

Diabetes Myth 3

Young people cannot be diabetic

If you believe so, then you need to update your diabetes information database. Gone are the days when only older people usually above 40 used to be diabetic. Today, people in 20s and 30s are also reported to be diabetic. I need not repeat that diabetes type 1 is genetic and children as young as 5 years also get affected by it.

Diabetes Myth 4

Only fat or overweight people can have diabetes

This is not true. I personally know almost a dozen people who are otherwise healthy. I mean not obese or overweight, but are diabetic. Though overweight people are more prone to developing high blood sugar level, they are not the only ones to develop diabetes. Even lean and thin people can have diabetes type 2, often due to bad eating habits. You can develop good eating habits by using Noom App to lose weight.

Diabetes Myth 5

Stress causes diabetes or vice versa

There is no direct relation between stress and diabetes. However, it is often noticed that those who remain stressed, often tend to follow a poor lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits, which often lead to diabetes like health issues, and later full-fledged diabetes.