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Can sugar directly cause diabetes?

Can it? im confused. I know it can at least indirectly cause type 2 diabetes, by causing weight gain. But if your a skinny bitch who eats a lot of sugar, do you got to fear dem diabetes?
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Yes it can increase the risk for type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is not caused by weight gain, but by a resistance to insulin. Insulin controls the uptake of glucose (sugar) into cells from the blood stream. Therefore the more sugar you eat, the higher your blood sugar becomes, causing increasing amounts of insulin to be released. Over time your body can become resistant to the insulin being released which is type 2 diabetes. Being overweight is also a risk factor for diabetes; however, there are plenty of individuals who are not overweight and still have diabetes (type 1 or 2).