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<blockquote data-quote="vic&#039;s" data-source="post: 2264897" data-attributes="member: 524597"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Myth #1: Taking Insulin Means You Have The "Bad" Diabetes</strong></span></p><p>Truth: Bad diabetes is uncontrolled diabetes, whether someone takes insulin or diabetes pills. It is the high blood sugars over time that leads to the diabetic complications such as blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, etc. Whether you are taking pills, insulin or a combination of the two, but your blood sugar levels are consistently high, talk to your diabetes doctor or healthcare provider to develop strategies to reduce your blood sugar levels, and your chances of complications.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Myth #2: Being Overweight Means You Have Or Will Have diabetes</span></strong></p><p>Truth: Extra weight does not cause diabetes, however extra weight can increase the chances of developing diabetes. There are many people that are overweight and do not have diabetes.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Myth #3: If You Have Diabetes, Then You Cannot Eat Sugary Foods</span></strong></p><p>Truth: Research has shown that when grams of carbohydrate are equal, the source of carbohydrate, sugar versus starch, is not the major factor in determining the effect of the food on blood glucose levels. When consumed in a mixed meal, sugar does not produce a more rapid rise or higher peak in blood glucose levels than other starches or carbohydrates. </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Myth #4: People With Diabetes Are More Likely To Get Colds And Other Illnesses</span></strong></p><p>Truth: You are no more likely to get a cold or another illness if you have diabetes. However, people with diabetes are advised to get flu shots. This is because any illness can make diabetes more difficult to control, and people with diabetes who do get the flu are more likely than others to go on to develop serious complications.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Myth #5: Diabetes Is Not That Serious Of A Disease</span></strong></p><p>Truth: Diabetes causes more deaths a year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Having diabetes nearly doubles your chance of having a heart attack. The good news is that good diabetes control can reduce your risk of complications.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Myth #6: Diabetes Is Always Easy To Control</span></strong></p><p>Truth: Diabetes is a complex disease due to disturbed stable blood sugar. Stable blood sugar levels are related to much more than just what and when someone eats. A person with diabetes that is trying to take care of the diabetes cannot always control factors such as stress or illness.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Myth #7: If You Have Type 2 Diabetes And Your Doctor Says You Need To Start Using Insulin, You're Not Taking Care Of Your Diabetes Properly</span></strong></p><p>Truth: Often type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease. Over time the pancreas makes less and less insulin and the diabetes medications alone can no longer keep the blood sugars at a good level. Taking insulin to keep the blood sugars levels healthy is a good thing, not a bad thing.</p><p></p><p><em><u>what are the other myths you have heard so far?</u></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vic's, post: 2264897, member: 524597"] [SIZE=5][B]Myth #1: Taking Insulin Means You Have The "Bad" Diabetes[/B][/SIZE] Truth: Bad diabetes is uncontrolled diabetes, whether someone takes insulin or diabetes pills. It is the high blood sugars over time that leads to the diabetic complications such as blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, etc. Whether you are taking pills, insulin or a combination of the two, but your blood sugar levels are consistently high, talk to your diabetes doctor or healthcare provider to develop strategies to reduce your blood sugar levels, and your chances of complications. [B][SIZE=5]Myth #2: Being Overweight Means You Have Or Will Have diabetes[/SIZE][/B] Truth: Extra weight does not cause diabetes, however extra weight can increase the chances of developing diabetes. There are many people that are overweight and do not have diabetes. [B][SIZE=5]Myth #3: If You Have Diabetes, Then You Cannot Eat Sugary Foods[/SIZE][/B] Truth: Research has shown that when grams of carbohydrate are equal, the source of carbohydrate, sugar versus starch, is not the major factor in determining the effect of the food on blood glucose levels. When consumed in a mixed meal, sugar does not produce a more rapid rise or higher peak in blood glucose levels than other starches or carbohydrates. [B][SIZE=5]Myth #4: People With Diabetes Are More Likely To Get Colds And Other Illnesses[/SIZE][/B] Truth: You are no more likely to get a cold or another illness if you have diabetes. However, people with diabetes are advised to get flu shots. This is because any illness can make diabetes more difficult to control, and people with diabetes who do get the flu are more likely than others to go on to develop serious complications. [B][SIZE=5]Myth #5: Diabetes Is Not That Serious Of A Disease[/SIZE][/B] Truth: Diabetes causes more deaths a year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Having diabetes nearly doubles your chance of having a heart attack. The good news is that good diabetes control can reduce your risk of complications. [B][SIZE=5]Myth #6: Diabetes Is Always Easy To Control[/SIZE][/B] Truth: Diabetes is a complex disease due to disturbed stable blood sugar. Stable blood sugar levels are related to much more than just what and when someone eats. A person with diabetes that is trying to take care of the diabetes cannot always control factors such as stress or illness. [B][SIZE=5]Myth #7: If You Have Type 2 Diabetes And Your Doctor Says You Need To Start Using Insulin, You're Not Taking Care Of Your Diabetes Properly[/SIZE][/B] Truth: Often type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease. Over time the pancreas makes less and less insulin and the diabetes medications alone can no longer keep the blood sugars at a good level. Taking insulin to keep the blood sugars levels healthy is a good thing, not a bad thing. [I][U]what are the other myths you have heard so far?[/U][/I] [/QUOTE]
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