The idea that eating sugar causes diabetes is not true. Diabetes is a chronic illness that cannot be “caught” by over consumption of sugar or other foods. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), or type 1, is an automimmune disease of the pancreas that is both hereditary and environmental. This form of diabetes typically manifest during childhood when autoantibodies have destroyed pancreatic beta-cells creating a hyperglycemic state. There are no preventive measures for type 1 diabetes nor a cure.  Type 1 diabetes patients are reliant on insulin for the duration of their lives. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 or adult onset diabetes, is a disease characterized by insulin resistance or deficiency. In development of type 2 diabetes there are a number of factors that can contribute to the likelihood of developing the disease, as well as possible autoimmune and hereditary links that scientists are researching. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented and …