Is type 2 diabetes predominatly self-inflicted?

Short answer: Perhaps. Long answer: Think of insulin like money in a bank account. The intrinsic design of our bodies has a built in affinity for sweets. read more

Not predominantly, but some can cause. Type 2 Diabetes/Diabetes mellitus(DM) is predominantly genetic, aggravated by the lifestyle. Chronic alcohol consumption can reduce body’s sensitivity to insulin leading to onset of diabetes mellitus. Chronic alcohol consumption can lead to pancreatitis and then to DM. read more

Type 2 diabetes is a catchall for several issues. Insulin resistance, blocked beta cells etc. Sometimes it's self inflicted. Sometimes it's not. Have a whipples procedure and you stand a good chance of being type 2 at the end of it. Mine was self inflicted. Not everyone's is. read more

I think there are many kinds of type 2 diabetes. I was the first in a very large family to get diabetes. None of my siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles or my mom had diabetes. My dad got steroid induced diabetes after 11 years on Prednisone at the age of 89. For me it was just bad luck. read more

People in Pharaoh's time got diabetes, many centuries before"processed" foods existed. The diabetes epidemic (huge increase) happened when we started eating less fat and more BAD fats (which were defined for us as"healthy" fats) and a LOT more carbohydrates. read more