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	Diabetes Myths

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8-17-2009 2:52 PM

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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">You can't "catch" diabetes from someone else.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Dessert isn't off-limits forever for all diabetics. While eating too many sugary foods is a bad idea, you can have an occasional dessert, especially if you exercise and otherwise eat healthy.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Eating too much sugar can't "cause" diabetes. The disease stems from genetic and lifestyle factors.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Carbohydrates and starches (bread, potatoes, pasta) aren't off-limits, but healthy portion sizes are important.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Diabetics aren't more susceptible to colds and other illnesses.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Insulin doesn't cause hardening of the arteries or high blood pressure.</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Fruit, while healthy, can't be consumed in huge amounts, since it contains carbohydrates.</LI>
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