KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT DIABETES AND SUGAR

Diabetes—both Type 1 and Type 2 —is a disorder of how the body uses glucose, the main form of sugar used as fuel. While many people without diabetes don’t know a lot about the disease processes involved, they probably know it has something to do with sugar.

But the relationship between blood glucose and dietary sugar intake is anything but direct, both when it comes to developing diabetes and among people who already have it. Some people consume high levels of sugar and never develop diabetes, while others follow a low-sugar diet and still develop it.

This doesn’t mean, though, that no relationship exists between dietary sugar and diabetes or blood glucose. In fact, sugar consumption seems to be associated with a number of different health outcomes, including whether someone develops diabetes.

If you’re confused about what this means for your