Ten Common Misunderstandings about Diabetes

China is a big country with diabetes. Recent statistics show that the number of diabetes patients among adults aged 18 and above in China has exceeded 100 million. However, there have always been some misunderstandings about diabetes. Dr. Clove listed the ten most common misunderstandings and told you about the real appearance of diabetes. Myth 1: Diabetes is not a serious disease. Fact: Every year, the death rate caused by diabetes far exceeds that of breast cancer and AIDS. Patients with diabetes are several times more likely to suffer from heart disease than normal people. However, good blood sugar control can effectively reduce the occurrence of diabetic complications. Myth 2: Overweight or obesity will definitely lead to type 2 diabetes. Read More …

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Carbohydrate ≠ Sugar: Stop losing weight by not eating staple food!

People often hear such words in life: [We should eat less sugar, eating too much sugar will make us fat, which is not good for our health]. However, we often hear people say that [sugar is the primary source of energy for the body, and more than half of the total energy in daily diet should be provided by sugar]. So, should we eat more or less of this [sugar]? In fact, the [sugar] in these two sentences is not the same thing. They use inaccurate words when describing a kind of substance. The real meaning of these two sentences is: we should eat less refined sugar, but we should eat enough carbohydrates. Carbohydrate contributes more to Carbohydrate is an Read More …