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10 Diabetes Myths That Are Harming Your Health

Igor Klibanov
11 min readApr 6, 2022

The following is the first chapter in my newly-released book, Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Secrets: 4 Simple Steps to Lower Blood Sugar in 1 Month — Without Medications. If you want to get it, click here for my Canadian readers, and here for my non-Canadian readers.

There are plenty of myths around diabetes. Some of them, you might actually believe. Lucky for you that you’re reading this book, because in this chapter, we’ll bust 10 of the most common myths about diabetes.

If you want to see the video version of this, check out this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkkbikf9ns

In no particular order:

MYTH #1: IT RUNS IN MY FAMILY, SO THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT

There’s a saying that “genetics load the gun, but environment pulls the trigger.” That is to say that you may have the genes for type 2 diabetes, but genes are not destiny. Rather, they’re more like an on/off switch. If the environment is right, the switch will be turned on (you’ll get diabetes). If the environment is not conducive to diabetes (and therefore, conducive to good health), the switch will be turned off.

That’s not to say that genetics don’t play a role in your diabetes. They do. But the main message is that genes are not destiny.

So yes, your whole family may have diabetes, but you don’t have to get it as well. Or, if you already have…

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Igor Klibanov
Igor Klibanov

Written by Igor Klibanov

Igor Klibanov is the author 7 books on exercise and nutrition, including 2 bestsellers. Read more of his articles at http://www.FitnessSolutionsPlus.ca/blog

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