Managing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes can be overwhelming. It means regularly checking your blood sugar, making informed dietary choices, staying physically active and maintaining a healthy weight. It can also mean handling your insulin and other meds.

It can be a struggle to teach others about the disease when there’s so much misinformation about it. Dispelling myths and understanding the truth about diabetes can lead to healthier lifestyle choices and effective diabetes management. Let’s examine some prevalent misconceptions about diabetes and correct them.

Myth 1: Diabetes is not a serious disease.

A common myth is that diabetes is a mild condition that doesn’t require serious attention. According the American Diabetes Association, unmanaged diabetes can lead to severe complications

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