Is Diabetes contagious? No, Diabetes is not contagious. Type 2 Diabetes is considered a lifestyle disease.  (com)

Are Diabetes complications inevitable? Complications for Type 2 Diabetes don’t have to be inevitable. Keep your blood sugar under consistent control, whether you take medication or are diet controlled, will prevent many complications.  Uncontrolled Diabetes with high blood sugar for long periods of time will eventually lead to complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, etc.

Are Diabetes and depression linked? Type 2 Diabetes is largely considered a lifestyle disease. Depression is often influenced by lifestyle choices. Improvements in one disease can lead to improvements on the other disease either by lifestyle and diet changes or from changes in treatment medications. Both diseases can cause a lot of stressful feelings which can exacerbate both conditions.  New research shows that treatment supervised by a Nurse Coach who steps up therapy when needed improves both depression and diabetes. This type of care is not available in most health care systems. (Mayoclinic)

Are Diabetes and Dementia related? Diabetes is a risk factor for vascular dementia. This type of dementia is caused by reduced or blocked blood flow in the brain that can cause damage like multiple tiny strokes in the brain.  Diabetes can cause changes to the brain in Alzheimers, as well. Some researchers consider Alzheimers to be “Diabetes type 3” and mostly life-style disease.  (Mayoclinic.org.uk)

Will Diabetes Kill me? Diabetes can lead to serious complications which can affect many different parts of the body. In worst cases, Diabetes can kill you. Complications include heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve damage, amputations, etc - the list is extensive.

Can Diabetes be reversed? Type 2 Diabetes can be reversed with careful control over diet and lifestyle, and managing stress.

Can Diabetes cause weight gain? Diabetes type 2 and medications for diabetes can cause weight gain. Weight gain is a normal side effect of taking insulin as insulin is a storage hormone. Insulin is used to transport the glucose (blood sugar) out of the blood stream and into the cells to be used for energy. Once the cells are full of sugar and can’t take any more, the excess sugar is stored as fat.

Will Diabetes shorten my life? People with Type 1 Diabetes have a shorter life expectancy by about 20 years on average.  People with Type 2 Diabetes have a shorter life expectancy by about 10 years on average.  There are many factors to take into account that can change these numbers, such as adherence to dietary and lifestyle changes necessary to control blood sugar and general overall health.