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Popular Myths About Diabetes

Dr. Jorge Busse

There are popular myths about diabetes. The first one is if you are overweight or obese, you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes. Dr. Jorge Busse, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says if you are overweight and you do have the genes, you are most likely going to develop diabetes, but that doesn't mean that every overweight person will develop diabetes. Another one is that eating too much sugar causes diabetes. The doctor explains if you have the genes and glucose intolerance or resistance to insulin, it'll worsen your diabetes but not cause it.

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