Myths vs Reality about Diabetes
Myths vs Reality about Diabetes It is important that you educate yourself about diabetes so that you can help your child manage it. This means arming yourself with all the right information. Although the Internet is full of content about diabetes, it does not always contain adequate information. When information is misinterpreted, inaccurate, or confusing, it can be harmful to people with diabetes. Even the most well-meaning friends and relatives can give incorrect information. Talk to members of your child's diabetes healthcare team when you come across information that doesn't seem right, sounds too good to be true, or contradicts what they have explained to you. Do not make any changes to your child's diabetes management plan without the approval of a member of your diabetes team. Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Fact: Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, which is not related to the consumption of suga...