Myth #1: You show no symptoms of diabetes, so you’re fineAbout one quarter of people with diabetes don’t know they have it. Myth #6: Diabetes is simply a lifestyle diseaseActually, there are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes occurs due to hormone changes during pregnancy that tend to increase blood sugar levels. Another study published in the journal Diabetologia shows that high yoghurt consumption as compared to nil consumption helps cut the diabetes risk by 28 per cent. Salma HayekHayek suffered from gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy), which apparently runs in her family.

Source: Hindustan Times November 13, 2016 06:22 UTC