CAN YOU CATCH DIABETES?
May 15th, 2008 | by admin |The fact is diabetes is not contagious; you can’t catch it like a cold. Although we don’t know why some people develop diabetes, while others who are predisposed to the disease do not, researched facts about diabetes tell us that people with diabetes are no more likely to catch a cold or flu virus or any other illness than other people are. Taking regular doses of insulin will not cause hardening of the arteries or high blood pressure. Diabetes is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors; you cannot develop it by eating too much sugar, sweets or chocolate. People with diabetes do not need special diabetic foods; they should follow a healthy meal plan low in saturated and trans fats, moderate in sugar and salt just like everyone else.
