I used to believe that. My mother was told by a doctor that the candy she ate caused her diabetes, while I was still in my early teens. At that point, I quit putting sugar on my cereal, avoided sweets, and learned to like unsweetened foods. Well, guess what…. 35 years later, I find out I'm diabetic. No, folks… it's not sugar. It's genetic predisposition, poor diet, poor weight management, and sedentary lifestyle (lack of exercise). Since adopting a rather comprehensive lifestyle change, I've found that managing your blood sugar is not that difficult if you're willing to make a few easy changes in your routine. I managed a 5.8 on my hemoglobin A1C test last month. Check out my diabetes information webpage for details: http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html
So far, one… maybe two, are getting it. The rest need to do more homework. Hint: there's a link on my webpage with big, bold letters that says: "SUGAR DOES NOT CAUSE DIABETES"… click it, read it, then get back to me before you post your opinion. Thanks.
We continue to get uninformed answers. Darn. Eric K is the most recent culprit. He says I'm wrong (despite my compelling evidence) and then cites a source that makes absolutely no mention of sugar… only obesity. Come on people. Eric…. you need to get an email so we can talk.
Anita points out that I left out the cause of type 1. Still ain't sugar, though. In the case of type 1, as far as I can tell, it's the body's immune system attacking the islets in the pancreas. As to what triggers the immune reaction, it apparently has to do with a childhood disease and/or the ingestion of cow's milk (which has proteins similar to those in the pancreas thereby fooling the body's immune system and causing it to attack the cells in the pancreas). There doesn't seem to be much certainty on this issue. If there were, I'm sure a cure would be just around the corner. Thanks, Anita, for pointing out my selfish oversight.
George D… wtf?

NOT ME AND THANKS FOR YOUR HELP I CAN'T GET MY READING BELOW 11 AND ANY HELP IS WELCOME

I am 30 years old, no college experience to speak of, and am considering going to school to become a Dietician. I am fascinated by nutrition and feel that it would be a growing field seeing as how the population is only getting more and more over-weight and diabetes and other weight related health issues seem to be growing as well. Any thoughts? Feeback from Dieticians would be greatly appreciated, but all answers are welcome. Oh, and how long am I looking at for schooling? 6 years?

Also considering being a nutritionist, I think that 6 years college is best to accumlate the most knowledge you can and get the best job oppourtunity.

I am also fascinated by nutrition of all aspects and can't wait to put high school behind me and go to college to start learning. At the moment, I'm reading books based on nutrition because it's fun. Sounds wierd, but it is. lol

I´ve just found out I am almost becoming diabetic. I am living right now in the middle of the Amazon forest, with no access to doctors. What should I avoid eating in order not to rise my sugar levels?

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My brother was very heavy and his doctor prescribed medication for diabetes. He’s lost about 80 pounds now and another doctor took a blood test and sid he’s not diabetic, but my brother continues to take his medication. I’m worried.
He was prescribed metformin 500mg 3 times a day.

What is the name of the medication your brother is taking for his diabetes. Just because his blood sugars have normalized doesn't mean he is no longer diabetic. Speak with his Dr's as he may be able to control his diabetes with diet alone. Take care, Donna Interesting since your brother has lost so much weight his Dr maybe able to gradually decrease the Metformin and observe his BS and see what happens. It is the HBA1C that Drs judge BS control. He should remain on the diet though. Don't be worried, Metformin does not cause hypoglycemia. I think it was a little premature of his Dr. to announce that he was "no longer diabetic as BS levels fluctuate all the time. Your brother will be predisposed to diabetes but he is doing great.

If you eat a lot of sugary foods during pregnancy, does that automatically cause gestational diabetes?

I am 16 weeks preggo and my co-worker freaked me out a ittle bit today. I have been craving sugary foods this pregnancy. She told me watch out, the sugar will cause gestational diabetes. I've done some reading and I did not find a direct correlation between sugary foods causing diabetes. I know if you do get gestational diabetes you must monitor your intake.

With my first pregnancy, I had no problems at all and passed the glucose test with flying colors.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Anytime you bombard your system with sugar, especially refined sugars like white table sugar or white breads, those type of things, your body has to respond by producing insulin.
To process all the extra sugars. If you do that for too long, your system gets tired and starts to be overwhelmed, that is when you get insulin resistance aka Type II diabetes, your body is making insulin just not very efficiently or it doesn't know what to do with all of it. Gestational diabetes or GD is very similar to type II diabetes, in that your body due to the pregnancy begins a cycle of insulin resistance, that once the pregnancy is over goes away. The reason it is of concern is that the excess sugars once processed by insulin now have to be processed and eliminated somehow by your body. So your liver and kidneys go to work, turning the excess sugar to fat to be burned later when the body can keep up…That is why type II people have a hard time losing weight or seem to drop weight quickly when they cut back on sugar and carbs…In pregnancy the fat gets stored on you baby. Sometimes causing what is called macrosomia, or a baby bigger than 8lb 13 oz!

I was borderline type II prior to this pregnancy, so I am at increased risk of developing GD. Some women even without family history develop GD the cause is still really unknown. Though the reasons are unknown what you eat probably plays some sort of role in it…Even though the overwhelming urge to eat is there pregnant women really only need an extra 300 cal. a day. That is like an extra glass of milk, or a small scoop of ice cream…I have to really watch what I eat, to keep from being diagnosed… If you are really worried you can pick up a glucometer at the drug store, for testing your own blood sugars…They can be expensive but often insurance will cover them if you get a prescription. Test at 1 hour after your first bite of your meal and at 2 hours… A normal range is 80-120, though fewer than 140 is still okay. Good healthy fats lower the glycemic index of foods, what that means is it slows the breakdown of the sugar so that your body can keep up with insulin production. I switched to whole milk, what is 4%. And eat more protein than carbs… I am no longer afraid of salad dressing or good organic butter. Feel free to email me with questions…

I really wouldn’t worry too much…I craved Fruit loops, fruit punch, ice cream and anything artificially colored red or flavored cherry with my first and was borderline GD when I took the test…Just use common sense when it comes to eating. Good luck.