Home Diabetes Quiz Diabetes myths 2 Diabetes Myths, Round Two Fifteen more claims heard across the consulting table — about borderline sugar, tablets, walking, kanthari and eggs. True or false? Three of these are true, which is what catches people.
15 claims heard in the clinic. Answer each one, read why, and see how your household
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Borderline sugar is not real diabetes, so there is nothing to do yet. Once sugar has gone borderline it only moves one way — prediabetes cannot be turned back. My fasting sugar came back normal, so my sugar is fine. One high sugar reading means you have diabetes. Once diabetes tablets are started they can never be stopped. Eating kanthari mulaku every day removes cholesterol. Eggs must be avoided because they push cholesterol up dangerously. A ten-minute walk after meals is all the exercise sugar control needs. Walking soon after your biggest meal lowers that meal's sugar peak more than the same walk taken hours later. A dark, velvety band around the neck can be a sign the body is struggling with insulin. Both my parents have sugar, so I am certain to get it. Gestational diabetes ends with the delivery, so no further testing is needed. An Indian man of normal weight can still be at real risk if his waist crosses 90 cm. If someone with diabetes collapses from low sugar, pour sweet water into their mouth. Some people bring their sugar back to normal without medicines, so a permanent cure does exist. Read every myth, answered in full
General education, not personal medical advice. For your own plan, consult your doctor.
