tching a common illness, or treating that illness with antibiotics, could lead to the onset of diabetes, in a person who already has that underlying predisposition to Diabetes.

6. Diabetes sufferers are prone to catching colds and flu. There is no evidence at all to indicate that a person who suffers with diabetes is any more, or any less likely than someone else to catch a cold or flu. However, illnesses of this nature can often interfere with levels of blood sugar, and therefore make the management of diabetes more difficult so diabetes sufferers are encouraged to try to avoi

Diabetes like most other diseases, has an awful lot of wrong information surrounding it. These are 7 of the most common Myths associated with Diabetes.

1. That if you eat too much sugar you can actually cause diabetes. No one really fully understands the cause of diabetes, although definitely eating excessive sugars is not one of the causes of diabetes. The general belief is that Diabetes is actually generic, and can be triggered by certain life style and environmental factors. Although of course it could be argued that if you eat excesses of sugar this could lead to weight can, and being extremely overweight is certainly one factor that is known to increase your risk of developing type II Diabetes. It is not the sugar, but the excess weight though that could potentially cause the problem.

2. If you suffer from Diabetes you should not eat any sweets or chocolate. Diabetes need not stop you eating these things, or indeed anything else like cakes, sweet desserts etc, but these must be eaten in moderation and form part of a healthy diet regime.

3. You have to follow a special Diabetic Diet if you suffer from Diabetes. You just need to ensure that you follow a normal balanced diet that is low in fat, and contains only moderate amounts of sugar and salt. Adding Whole grain foods, fruit and vegetables to your diet is also beneficial. A diabetic sufferer certainly does not need to follow any specific diet, just watch that they are eating a normal healthy balanced diet.

4. Diabetic sufferers should only eat small amounts of carbohydrate. Again Diabetics need only to ensure that they include Carbohydrates in their diet, as it is from carbohydrates that your body gets much of the glucose that is required for energy. Carbohydrates also include fibre, and as long as the carbohydrate intake is balanced with other foods, and you do not go over board on portion size then there should be no problems.

5. Diabetes is contagious. There is absolutely no truth in this whatsoever. You cannot catch diabetes in the same way that you can catch a cold. It his however believed that diabetes sufferers can be genetically predisposed to the disease which can be triggered by environmental factors. These environmental factors include viruses and drugs (including antibiotics). It is therefore possible that catching a common illness, or treating that illness with antibiotics, could lead to the onset of diabetes, in a person who already has that underlying predisposition to Diabetes.

6. Diabetes sufferers are prone to catching colds and flu. There is no evidence at all to indicate that a person who suffers with diabetes is any more, or any less likely than someone else to catch a cold or flu. However, illnesses of this nature can often interfere with levels of blood sugar, and therefore make the management of diabetes more difficult so diabetes sufferers are encouraged to try to avoid

can, and being extremely overweight is certainly one factor that is known to increase your risk of developing type II Diabetes. It is not the sugar, but the excess weight though that could potentially cause the problem.

2. If you suffer from Diabetes you should not eat any sweets or chocolate. Diabetes need not stop you eating these things, or indeed anything else like cakes, sweet desserts etc, but these must be eaten in moderation and form part of a healthy diet regime.

3. You have to follow a special Diabetic Diet if you suffer from Diabetes. You just need to ensure that you follow a normal balanced diet that is low in fat, and contains only moderate amounts of sugar and salt. Adding Whole grain foods, fruit and vegetables to your diet is also beneficial. A diabetic sufferer certainly does not need to follow any specific diet, just watch that they are eating a normal healthy balanced diet.

4. Diabetic sufferers should only eat small amounts of carbohydrate. Again Diabetics need only to ensure that they include Carbohydrates in their diet, as it is from carbohydrates that your body gets much of the glucose that is required for energy. Carbohydrates also include fibre, and as long as the carbohydrate intake is balanced with other foods, and you do not go over board on portion size then there should be no problems.

5. Diabetes is contagious. There is absolutely no truth in this whatsoever. You cannot catch diabetes in the same way that you can catch a cold. It his however believed that diabetes sufferers can be genetically predisposed to the disease which can be triggered by environmental factors. These environmental factors include viruses and drugs (including antibiotics). It is therefore possible that catching a common illness, or treating that illness with antibiotics, could lead to the onset of diabetes, in a person who already has that underlying predisposition to Diabetes.

6. Diabetes sufferers are prone to catching colds and flu. There is no evidence at all to indicate that a person who suffers with diabetes is any more, or any less likely than someone else to catch a cold or flu. However, illnesses of this nature can often interfere with levels of blood sugar, and therefore make the management of diabetes more difficult so diabetes sufferers are encouraged to try to avoi

nsure that you follow a normal balanced diet that is low in fat, and contains only moderate amounts of sugar and salt. Adding Whole grain foods, fruit and vegetables to your diet is also beneficial. A diabetic sufferer certainly does not need to follow any specific diet, just watch that they are eating a normal healthy balanced diet.

4. Diabetic sufferers should only eat small amounts of carbohydrate. Again Diabetics need only to ensure that they include Carbohydrates in their diet, as it is from carbohydrates that your body gets much of the glucose that is required for energy. Carbohydrates also include fibre, and as long as the carbohydrate intake is balanced with other foods, and you do not go over board on portion size then there should be no problems.

5. Diabetes is contagious. There is absolutely no truth in this whatsoever. You cannot catch diabetes in the same way that you can catch a cold. It his however believed that diabetes sufferers can be genetically predisposed to the disease which can be triggered by environmental factors. These environmental factors include viruses and drugs (including antibiotics). It is therefore possible that catching a common illness, or treating that illness with antibiotics, could lead to the onset of diabetes, in a person who already has that underlying predisposition to Diabetes.

6. Diabetes sufferers are prone to catching colds and flu. There is no evidence at all to indicate that a person who suffers with diabetes is any more, or any less likely than someone else to catch a cold or flu. However, illnesses of this nature can often interfere with levels of blood sugar, and therefore make the management of diabetes more difficult so diabetes sufferers are encouraged to try to avoi

y. Carbohydrates also include fibre, and as long as the carbohydrate intake is balanced with other foods, and you do not go over board on portion size then there should be no problems.

5. Diabetes is contagious. There is absolutely no truth in this whatsoever. You cannot catch diabetes in the same way that you can catch a cold. It his however believed that diabetes sufferers can be genetically predisposed to the disease which can be triggered by environmental factors. These environmental factors include viruses and drugs (including antibiotics). It is therefore possible that catching a common illness, or treating that illness with antibiotics, could lead to the onset of diabetes, in a person who already has that underlying predisposition to Diabetes.

6. Diabetes sufferers are prone to catching colds and flu. There is no evidence at all to indicate that a person who suffers with diabetes is any more, or any less likely than someone else to catch a cold or flu. However, illnesses of this nature can often interfere with levels of blood sugar, and therefore make the management of diabetes more difficult so diabetes sufferers are encouraged to try to avoi

tching a common illness, or treating that illness with antibiotics, could lead to the onset of diabetes, in a person who already has that underlying predisposition to Diabetes.

6. Diabetes sufferers are prone to catching colds and flu. There is no evidence at all to indicate that a person who suffers with diabetes is any more, or any less likely than someone else to catch a cold or flu. However, illnesses of this nature can often interfere with levels of blood sugar, and therefore make the management of diabetes more difficult so diabetes sufferers are encouraged to try to avoid catching such illnesses. In particular it is a good idea for diabetic sufferers to have an annual flu jab.

7. An insulin dependant diabetic is at more risk of high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. There is not any evidence that insulin causes either high blood pressure or hardening of the arteries, although in early tests there was some suggestion that insulin may well play a part in the processes associated with the triggering of the disease. Time has however shown that this is not the case.

As with many diseases there are lots of myths surrounding the treatment of diabetes, but these are the most common ones.