Category Archives: diabetes myths

My opinion about five types of diabetes

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Anna

Think you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? Don’t bet on it. A team of researchers in Sweden and Finland (or in Scandinavia by some sources) recently came to the conclusion that adult-onset diabetes now has as many as … Continue reading →

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Diabetes in Hibernating Mode

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Anna

I believe that the Diabetes Hibernating Mode can happen under some special circumstances and a little bit of luck. It’s what some call CURE. Cure sounds good but not good enough for me so I went around the net looking … Continue reading →

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Can Eating Sugar Cause Diabetes?

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Anna

This topic seems as old as the world. I’ve received an email from a friend that stated that sugar consumption causes diabetes (translation: T2D), and you can prevent it by not eating sugar. As far as I know, it’s not … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Misconceptions by Huffington Post

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Anna

Another day I was browsing and came across this article published on the Huffington Post website, further called HP for short. It was written by a New York podiatrist and adds to the misconceptions that abound already. I guess when … Continue reading →

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Nick Jonas’ Tweet in response to CrossFit

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Anna

This is a sequel to my previous post about the CrossFit’s CEO tweet. Nick Jonas who has type 1 tweeted that CrossFit’s comments were “not cool” and “ignorant”. He further advises the fitness company to know and understand the difference … Continue reading →

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The reason I will never buy Reebok CrossFit shoes or drink Coca Cola

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Anna

Myths about diabetes, especially about type 2 in my humble opinion, are no big news; this has been around for the longest time. Uneducated people abound, they’re all over the net, screaming about how eating sugar causes diabetes. Yea what … Continue reading →